4951382 Behavioral Health, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Increase in reimbursement rates for locally-funded supported employment services.

DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH

 

NOTICE OF FINAL 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 “Department of Behavioral Health Establishment Act of 2013”, effective December 24, 2013 (D.C. Law 20-0061; D.C. Official Code Sections 7-1141.06 and 7-1141.07 (2014 Supp.)), hereby gives notice of an amendment to Chapter 51, “Supported Employment Program — Reimbursement,” of Subtitle A, “Mental Health”, of Title 22, “Health” of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations (DCMR).

 

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.

 

A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking was published on January 17, 2014, in the D.C. Register at 61 DCR 000430.    No comments were received and no substantive changes were made to the proposed rules as originally published on January 17, 2014. 

The Department of Behavioral Health took final action on the rule on June 12, 2014.   This rule will become effective on the date of publication of this notice in the D.C. Register.  

 

Section 5101 (Reimbursement Rate) of Chapter 51 (Supported Employment Program – Reimbursement), Title 22-A, (Mental Health) 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