Funding & Financing Flashcards
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The System of Care principle of 'individualized funding' means that financial resources should be:
Answer: Organized around each child's unique needs rather than fitting the child to available service slots
Individualized funding ensures that resources follow the child and flex to meet their specific needs, consistent with CAASP's child-centered planning philosophy.
Which federal agency administers the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG)?
Answer: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
SAMHSA administers the MHBG, which provides states with funds to support community-based mental health services, including services for children and adolescents with SED.
In CAASP, a 'sustainment plan' specifically addresses how a community will:
Answer: Maintain system of care infrastructure and services after initial federal grant funding ends
Sustainment planning is the strategy for continuing to finance and operate a system of care once startup grant funding—such as SAMHSA SOC grants—is no longer available.
'Medicaid claiming' in schools enables school districts to:
Answer: Receive Medicaid reimbursement for eligible health-related services provided to Medicaid-enrolled students
School-based Medicaid claiming allows districts to be reimbursed for health-related services—including mental health services—provided to Medicaid-eligible students under IDEA and EPSDT.
The Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver is used in CAASP to:
Answer: Allow states to offer community-based alternatives to institutional care for youth who would otherwise require hospitalization or residential placement
1915(c) HCBS waivers allow states to provide community alternatives to institutional care, directly supporting CAASP's goal of serving youth in the least restrictive, most family-like setting.
When a CAASP program uses 'unit-rate contracting' with service providers, providers are reimbursed based on:
Answer: A fixed rate for each specific unit of service delivered, such as per hour or per session
Unit-rate contracting ties payment to each discrete service event, creating a fee-for-service relationship that links reimbursement directly to services delivered.
A key challenge of categorical funding in children's mental health systems is that it:
Answer: Fragments services by creating separate funding silos that children must fit into based on which system serves them
Categorical funding creates separate silos across mental health, child welfare, education, and juvenile justice, resulting in fragmented, poorly coordinated care for children with multi-system needs.