CAASP Funding & Financing 3

Question 1

The System of Care principle of 'individualized funding' means that financial resources should be:

Accepted Answer

Organized around each child's unique needs rather than fitting the child to available service slots

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Controlled separately by each agency with no cross-system sharing

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Distributed directly as cash payments to families to purchase their own services

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Pooled exclusively through the Individualized Education Program (IEP) process

Question 2

Which federal agency administers the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG)?

Accepted Answer

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

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Administration for Children and Families (ACF)

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Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Question 3

In CAASP, a 'sustainment plan' specifically addresses how a community will:

Accepted Answer

Maintain system of care infrastructure and services after initial federal grant funding ends

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Sustain individual youth in the least restrictive environment after discharge

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Document a family's ongoing financial need to qualify for continued services

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Renew a Medicaid managed care contract at the conclusion of the contract period

Question 4

'Medicaid claiming' in schools enables school districts to:

Accepted Answer

Receive Medicaid reimbursement for eligible health-related services provided to Medicaid-enrolled students

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Bill Medicaid exclusively for psychiatric services provided on school grounds

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Allow parents to claim Medicaid reimbursement for out-of-pocket educational expenses

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Bill mental health agencies directly through Medicaid for school-based referrals

Question 5

The Medicaid 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver is used in CAASP to:

Accepted Answer

Allow states to offer community-based alternatives to institutional care for youth who would otherwise require hospitalization or residential placement

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Fund residential treatment centers as the primary placement for youth with SED

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Replace the Children's Health Insurance Program in states that adopt the waiver

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Create a federal match for juvenile justice diversion programs only

Question 6

When a CAASP program uses 'unit-rate contracting' with service providers, providers are reimbursed based on:

Accepted Answer

A fixed rate for each specific unit of service delivered, such as per hour or per session

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A capitated monthly fee per enrolled youth regardless of services actually rendered

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An equal annual contract amount distributed to all providers regardless of volume

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Rates set solely by the federal government with no allowance for state or local variation

Question 7

A key challenge of categorical funding in children's mental health systems is that it:

Accepted Answer

Fragments services by creating separate funding silos that children must fit into based on which system serves them

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Ensures each agency retains adequate resources to fulfill its specific legislative mandate

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Eliminates the need for interagency coordination by assigning each child to a single funder

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Automatically covers all evidence-based practices approved by federal agencies