4703450 Behavioral Health, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amendment to the Reimbursement Rate for locally-funded Supported Employment services
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DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
The Director of the Department of Behavioral Health (“the Department”), pursuant to the authority set forth in Sections 5113, 5115, 5117 and 5118 of the “Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2013”, effective November 8, 2013 (D.C. Act 20-0204, 60 DCR 15341), and any similar succeeding legislation, hereby gives notice of his intent to amend Chapter 51, “Supported Employment Program — Reimbursement,” of Subtitle A, “Mental Health”, of Title 22, “Health” of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations.
The Department reviewed all of its reimbursement rates to certified Mental Health Rehabilitation Services (MHRS) providers, including the reimbursement rates for Supported Employment services provided by MHRS providers which are also certified as Supported Employment providers. As a result of the review, the Department determined that the reimbursement rates for supported employment services should be increased. This amendment raises the reimbursement rates for those supported employment services that are reimbursed by local funds.
The Director also gives notice of his intent to take final rulemaking action to adopt the proposed rules in not less than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.
Section 5101 of Chapter 51, Subtitle A, “Mental Health”, of Title 22 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations is amended by deleting the current Section 5101 and substituting the following:
5101 REIMBURSEMENT RATE
5101.1 The Supported Employment Program rate is as set forth below:
SERVICE
RATE
UNIT
CODE
Supported Employment (non-MHRS)
$18.61
15 minutes
H2025
Supported Employment -Group (non-MHRS Job Club)
$6.65
15 minutes
H2025HQ
All persons desiring to comment on the subject matter of this proposed rulemaking should file comments in writing not later than thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register. Comments should be filed with the Office of Strategic Planning, Policy and Evaluation for the Department of Behavioral Health at 64 New York Avenue, N.E., 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20002, or e-mailed to Suzanne Fenzel, Deputy Director, OSPPE, at Suzanne.Fenzel@dc.gov. Copies of the proposed rules may be obtained from dmh.dc.gov or from the Department of Behavioral Health at the address above.
