Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Board of Medical Assistance Services
 
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9/19/25  3:06 pm
Commenter: E C Spangler

CPST model
 

The proposed CPST model drastically reduces service hours (up to 87 percent less than CMHRS), imposes unrealistic LMHP-only supervision requirements, and restricts access to crisis and substance use services. These changes will destabilize the workforce, increase hospitalizations, and disrupt care for individuals with Serious Mental Illness, a chronic lifelong condition requiring rehabilitation that this proposed model eliminates. We urge DMAS to expand unit limits, allow experienced QMHPs supervisory roles, and preserve local crisis and substance use treatment access to ensure continuity, safety, and recovery.

 

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