General Notice: Notice of Public Comment Period: Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC)
CLOSED Opened on 10/28/2025 and Ended on 11/17/2025
As part of Right Help, Right Now. Medicaid Behavioral Health Services Redesign, DMAS is seeking public comment on a new behavioral health service, Coordinated Specialty Care (CSC). A draft Coordinated Specialty Care service description is available at the following link: dmas-coordinated-specialty-care_draft-policies_10282025.pdf.
Additional information on the Right Help, Right Now. Medicaid Behavioral Health Services Redesign is available on the DMAS website at https://www.dmas.virginia.gov/for-providers/benefits-services-for-providers/behavioral-health/medicaid-behavioral-health-services-redesign/
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27 comments
| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Section 9 Billing Requirements | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 11/17/25 5:40 pm |
| Section 6 Exclusions and Service Limitations | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 11/17/25 5:37 pm |
| Section 5.1 Admission Criteria | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 11/17/25 5:36 pm |
| Section 4.8 Fidelity Monitoring | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 11/17/25 5:34 pm |
| Section 4.7 EBP Finder Enrollment and Maintenance | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 11/17/25 5:32 pm |
| Section 4.5 DBHDS Licensing Requirements | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 11/17/25 5:31 pm |
| Section 4.3 Staff Training Requirements | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 11/17/25 5:25 pm |
| 3.9 Crisis Support | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 11/17/25 5:22 pm |
| 3.7 Rehabilitation Skill-Building & 3.8 Care Coordination | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 11/17/25 5:16 pm |
| Section 3.2 Treatment Planning | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 11/17/25 5:09 pm |
| Section 3.1 Standardized CANS Lifetime | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 11/17/25 5:07 pm |
| Section 1 Definitions | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 11/17/25 5:05 pm |
| CSC Comments | Loudoun County MHSADS | 11/17/25 3:58 pm |
| Feedback on CSC Draft | Emily Hollidge, HopeLink Behavioral Health | 11/17/25 11:13 am |
| comments | Mount Rogers Community Services | 11/14/25 4:23 pm |
| Caseload Size/Contact Requirements | Arlington County DHS | 11/14/25 3:23 pm |
| Prince William County CS: Informal Public Comment DMAS Redesign Coordinated Specialty Care | Valerie Patton, Prince William County Community Services Board | 11/13/25 4:53 pm |
| CANS | Lindsay Snead, Henrico Area Mental Health and Developmental Services | 11/13/25 12:28 pm |
| age limits | Lindsay Snead, Henrico Area Mental Health and Developmental Services | 11/13/25 12:22 pm |
| caseload | Lindsay Snead, Henrico Mental Health and Developmental Services | 11/13/25 12:18 pm |
| crisis | Lindsay Snead, Henrico Area Mental Health and Developmental Services | 11/13/25 12:14 pm |
| Never Has There EVER.... | Autism Momma | 11/13/25 10:56 am |
| Crisis Support | Anonymous (237614) | 11/11/25 4:51 pm |
| Caseload requirements | Anonymous (237613) | 11/11/25 4:39 pm |
| CANS Lifetime assessment | Anonymous (237611) | 11/11/25 4:16 pm |
| Caseload Size | Brandon Rodgers, WTCSB | 11/5/25 10:01 am |
| 8. Additional Documentation Requirements and Utilization Review | Bill Rooney, Alexandria CSB | 10/30/25 4:26 pm |