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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7/25/16  9:56 am
Commenter: Scott Philbrook

MHSS clients
 

Clients seen in this part of the state are limited to psychiatric, primary care and especially specilist providers and accessing larger communities takes excessive amounts of time often requiring 5 hours or more. For this reason many times it is difficult for clients to obtain reilable Medicaid transportation and the client who may have disabilities or other limiting factors are forced to spend entire days accessing needed provider services. In addition this lack of primary support and extended stressful time can heighten client's psychiatric symptoms and cause them to avoid recieving necessary care.

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