General Notice: Notice of Public Comment Period: Community Psychiatric Support and Treatment (CPST) - School Setting
CLOSED Opened on 10/6/2025 and Ended on 10/22/2025
As part of Right Help, Right Now. Medicaid Behavioral Health Services Redesign, DMAS is seeking public comment on a new behavioral health service, Community Psychiatric Support and Treatment (CPST) - School Setting. A draft CPST - School Setting service description is available at the following link: https://www.dmas.virginia.gov/media/njmdiwqg/dmas-community-psychiatric-support-and-treatment-cpst-school-setting-policies_092925.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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52 comments
| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Section 10 Additional Documentation Requirements and Utilization Review | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 10/22/25 10:29 pm |
| Section 9 Service Authorization | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 10/22/25 10:28 pm |
| Section 7 CPST Medical Necessity Criteria | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 10/22/25 10:27 pm |
| Section 5 Required Service Components | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 10/22/25 10:25 pm |
| Section 4 Required Oversight and Supervision | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 10/22/25 10:24 pm |
| Section 3 Required Evidence-Based Practices | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 10/22/25 10:23 pm |
| Section 2.2 CPST Teams | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 10/22/25 10:22 pm |
| Section 2 Service Definition/Critical Features | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 10/22/25 10:21 pm |
| Section 1 Definitions | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 10/22/25 10:19 pm |
| CPST General Comment | Allison Meyer, GPCS | 10/22/25 10:18 pm |
| CANS concern | Anonymous (237511) | 10/22/25 6:32 pm |
| CPST-School Feedback | Harvest Outreach Center | 10/22/25 6:29 pm |
| Public Comments & Concerns: CPST School Setting | Paulette Skapars | 10/22/25 6:27 pm |
| Recommendations for Consideration re: CPST school-based | Shenee McCray, RBHA | 10/22/25 6:13 pm |
| Top concerns | Mindy Carlin, Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers (VACBP) | 10/22/25 5:31 pm |
| Other feedback from members | Mindy Carlin, Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers (VACBP) | 10/22/25 5:30 pm |
| Comments on CPST Billing Requirements | Mindy Carlin, Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers (VACBP) | 10/22/25 5:29 pm |
| Comments on Additional Documentation Requirements and Utilization Review | Mindy Carlin, Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers (VACBP) | 10/22/25 5:27 pm |
| Comments on Service Authorization | Mindy Carlin, Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers (VACBP) | 10/22/25 5:26 pm |
| Comments on Exclusions and Service Limitations | Mindy Carlin, Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers (VACBP) | 10/22/25 5:25 pm |
| Comments on Exclusions & Service Limits, Service Authorizations, Documentation/Review, & Billing | Jewel Kindred, LCSW-Richmond Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) | 10/22/25 5:12 pm |
| Comments on the Required Service Components, Provider Qualifications, & Medical Necessity Criteria | Jewel Kindred, LCSW-Richmond Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) | 10/22/25 5:06 pm |
| Comments on Definitions, CPST Teams, MAP Requirement, Delivery & Supervision Requirements | Jewel Kindred, LCSW- Richmond Behavioral Health Authority (RBHA) | 10/22/25 5:02 pm |
| Comments on CPST Medical Necessity Criteria | Mindy Carlin, Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers (VACBP) | 10/22/25 4:30 pm |
| Comments on Provider Qualification Requirements | Mindy Carlin, Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers (VACBP) | 10/22/25 4:27 pm |
| Comments on Required Service Components | Mindy Carlin, Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers (VACBP) | 10/22/25 4:26 pm |
| Comments on Required Service Oversight and Supervision | Mindy Carlin, Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers (VACBP) | 10/22/25 4:24 pm |
| Comments on Required EBPs | Mindy Carlin, Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers (VACBP) | 10/22/25 4:22 pm |
| Comments on Service Definitions/Critical Features | Mindy Carlin, Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers (VACBP) | 10/22/25 4:20 pm |
| Comments on Definitions | Mindy Carlin, Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers (VACBP) | 10/22/25 4:19 pm |
| Overview of VACBP member comments | Mindy Carlin, Virginia Association of Community-Based Providers (VACBP) | 10/22/25 4:17 pm |
| 4 Main Concerns | Anonymous (237490) | 10/22/25 4:07 pm |
| Ideas about Supervision | Abbey Roff | 10/22/25 3:14 pm |
| Caseload Question/Request for Clarity | Anonymous (237487) | 10/22/25 2:29 pm |
| Review of Manual | Heather Lewis / Elk Hill | 10/22/25 11:33 am |
| Concerns | Anonymous (237480) | 10/21/25 10:23 am |
| Concerns | Lisa DH Dolan | 10/21/25 8:56 am |
| Concerns and Recommendations Regarding CPST – School Setting Implementation | Virginia Providers | 10/20/25 5:55 pm |
| Concerned Schools | Anonymous (237477) | 10/20/25 2:42 pm |
| Crisis Requirements | Anonymous (237476) | 10/20/25 2:41 pm |
| Diversity of clinical support | Christopher Allen | 10/20/25 11:59 am |
| Parental involvement | Anonymous (237473) | 10/17/25 9:02 pm |
| Concerns over regulations | Kelly Koebel | 10/17/25 6:46 pm |
| Crisis | Anonymous (237471) | 10/17/25 2:45 pm |
| CANS Lifetime | Anonymous (237470) | 10/17/25 2:29 pm |
| MAP Training Capacity | Anonymous (237469) | 10/17/25 2:26 pm |
| Conflict with Crisis Services | Brandon Rodgers, WTCSB | 10/17/25 2:22 pm |
| Positives and Concerns | Abbey Roff | 10/13/25 9:50 am |
| CANS scoring | Anonymous (237415) | 10/7/25 5:24 pm |
| LMHP and Outpatient | Anonymous (237414) | 10/7/25 5:22 pm |
| Data Collection Tools/Software | LeVar Bowers | 10/7/25 12:56 pm |
| Medicaid in Schools | Anon | 10/7/25 12:33 pm |


