martes, 6 de octubre de 2020

Support for Family-Focused Residential Treatment-Title IV-E and Medicaid Guidance

Support for Family-Focused Residential Treatment-Title IV-E and Medicaid Guidance

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Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) released a joint informational bulletin to fulfill the requirement of section 8081 of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act). 
This bulletin provides states with guidance on:
  • Existing opportunities and flexibilities under the Medicaid program for states to receive federal Medicaid funding for substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for pregnant and postpartum women, parents and guardians and, to the extent applicable, their children, in family-focused residential treatment programs.
  • How states can employ and coordinate funding provided under the Medicaid program, the title IV-E foster care program, and other HHS programs to support the provision of treatment and services provided by a family-focused residential treatment facility.
  • How states can employ and coordinate funding provided under the Medicaid program and the title IV–E foster care program to support placing children with their parents in family-focused residential treatment programs. 

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