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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7/27/16  5:58 pm
Commenter: Vicki Hamilton QMHP-A

2 unit cap
 

A clinician may be working with a client through a 3 hour session, and during the appointment,the client may experience heighten symptoms. In spite of clinician's attempt to de-escalate what ever situation that caused  heighten symptoms,clinician determines  the client should be assessed at hospital,and talks client in to going with them to ED,where there is typically a long wait time. Thiscould be easily stretch beyond the five hour allowed for 2 units.

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