Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Medical Assistance Services
 
Board
Board of Medical Assistance Services
 
chapter
Amount, Duration, and Scope of Medical and Remedial Care and Services [12 VAC 30 ‑ 50]
Action Mental Health Skill-building Services
Stage Emergency/NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 12/11/2013
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12/10/13  12:01 pm
Commenter: Trevor Hipps

Access to care
 

Those who are mentally ill don't need things to be any more complicated.  More restrictions and changes to the programs offered will further frustrate an already overwhelming-to-navigate system of care   As a mental health professional, I see the struggles of those who cannot get the help they need on a daily basis, for one reason or another.  When regulations are more stringent, more people are hospitalized because they cannot get the help they need to deal with suicidal thinking or other crisis situations.  In such a system of restricted access to help, we will cause this population to be more of a danger to themselves or others.  This is unacceptable.  Let's start considering people over dollars. 

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