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 Final
Comment Period Ended on 7/27/2016
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7/27/16  11:59 pm
Commenter: Brian Moore

ban of 3 unit sessions
 

I agree that there needs to be changes in the amount of time Clinicians can see clients during MHSS sessions, but I do not agree with the disallowance of 3 unit sessions.  There have been several instances where it is beneficial to schedule two doctors’ appointments (45 minutes away from client’s home) to prevent doing two 3hour/2unit sessions. Living in a rural area the clients have not been successful with utilizing Medicaid Transportation.  I have also had several instances where doctors have been running behind by as much as 1.5 hours causing our scheduled 3-hour session to turn into a 5-hour session.  Please consider limiting 5 hour sessions without eradicating them entirely.

 

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