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

Answer

Individualized funding ensures that resources follow the child and flex to meet their specific needs, consistent with CAASP's child-centered planning philosophy.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Answer

SAMHSA administers the MHBG, which provides states with funds to support community-based mental health services, including services for children and adolescents with SED.

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

Answer

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.

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

Answer

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.

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

Answer

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.

(CAASP) Child and Adolescent Service System Program Practice Test

(CAASP) Child and Adolescent Service System Program Practice Test

CAASP Funding & Financing 3