Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Medical Assistance Services
 
Board
Board of Medical Assistance Services
 
chapter
Amount, Duration, and Scope of Medical and Remedial Care and Services [12 VAC 30 ‑ 50]
Action Mental Health Skill-building Services
Stage Final
Comment Period Ended on 7/27/2016
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7/25/16  9:58 am
Commenter: Amber Waller

Unit Modification Concerns
 
  • From experience, it has been observed that seeing clients on frequent occasions creates increased dependency on services.
  • Clinician providing services in rural areas with limited accessibility to resources may require more than five hours to ensure that their needs are met.
  • There are times that appointments often exceed three hours due the nature of the appointments and clients often exhibit increased symptoms due to long waits and often decide to discontinue services is there is no source of support or reinforcement available.   
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