Common use of Allowable Services Clause in Contracts

Allowable Services. In addition to the mental health services described above, the system of care may provide the following optional services: Screening assessments to determine whether a child is eligible for services; Training in all aspects of system of care development and implementation, including evidence-based, practice-based or community-defined interventions; Therapeutic recreational activities; Mental health services (other than residential or inpatient facilities with ten or more beds) that are determined by the individualized care team to be necessary and appropriate and to meet a critical need of the child or the child’s family related to the child’s mental health needs; Customized suicide prevention and intervention approaches to promote protective factors and intervene as needed to address the needs of children who have been identified as at risk for suicide (e.g., previous suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, etc.); Customized suicide prevention interventions which identify children and youth at risk for suicide, including those who need immediate crisis services because of an imminent threat or active suicidal behavior. Include in the general portfolio of interventions the promotion of protective factors. [Note: Cooperative agreement funds and matching funds may be used to purchase individualized optional services from appropriate agencies and providers that directly address the mental health needs of children and adolescents in the population of focus. However, the funding of these services may not take precedence over the funding of the array of required services in this RFA.] Non-mental Health Services. Funds from this program cannot be used to finance non-mental health services. Nonetheless, non-mental health services play an integral part in the individualized service plan of each child. The system of care must facilitate the provision of such services through coordination, memoranda of understanding and agreement/commitment with relevant agencies and providers. These services should be supplied by the participating agencies in the system of care and include, but are not limited to: Educational services, especially for children and youth who need to be placed in special education programs; Health services, especially for children and youth with co-occurring chronic illnesses; Substance abuse prevention and treatment services, especially for youth with co-occurring substance abuse problems; Out-of-home services such as acute inpatient and residential; Vocational counseling and rehabilitation and transition services offered under IDEA, for those children 14 years or older who require them; Protection and advocacy, including informational materials for children with a serious emotional disturbance and their families. A relatively high percentage of adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance are expected to have a co-occurring substance use disorder. In such cases, treatment for the substance use disorder should be included in the individualized care plan. For those children with a serious emotional disturbance who are at risk for, but have not yet developed, a co-occurring substance use disorder, prevention activities for substance abuse may be included in the individualized care plan. Children and youth with serious mental health needs often have co-occurring chronic illnesses and/or developmental disabilities. Therefore, collaboration with primary care and MR/DD service systems, including collaboration with family physicians, pediatricians and public health nurses, among others, must be developed within the system of care. Such collaboration must include, at a minimum, systematic procedures that primary care providers can follow to refer children and their families to the system of care. It also must include procedures for including primary care providers in individualized service planning teams and in the process used for development of an individualized plan of care that links strengths and needs with services and supports. Appendix F - Key and Task Lead Staff Descriptions Applicants must identify key and task lead personnel in their applications. For these positions, include the following: A job description: Job descriptions should be no longer than 1 page each. A biography: Biography’s should be no longer than 1 page each. If the person has not been hired, include a letter of commitment from the individual with a current biographical sketch.

Allowable Services. In addition to the mental health services described above, the system of care may provide the following optional services: Screening assessments to determine whether a child is eligible for services; Training in all aspects of system of care development and implementation, including evidence-based, practice-based or community-defined interventions; Therapeutic recreational activities; Mental health services (other than residential or inpatient facilities with ten or more beds) that are determined by the individualized care team to be necessary and appropriate and to meet a critical need of the child or the child’s family related to the child’s mental health needs; Customized suicide prevention and intervention approaches to promote protective factors and intervene as needed to address the needs of children who have been identified as at risk for suicide (e.g., previous suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, etc.); Customized suicide prevention interventions which identify children and youth at risk for suicide, including those who need immediate crisis services because of an imminent threat or active suicidal behavior. Include in the general portfolio of interventions the promotion of protective factors. [Note: Cooperative agreement funds and matching funds may be used to purchase individualized optional services from appropriate agencies and providers that directly address the mental health needs of children and adolescents in the population of focus. However, the funding of these services may not take precedence over the funding of the array of required services in this RFA.] Non-mental Health Services. Funds from this program cannot be used to finance non-mental health services. Nonetheless, non-mental health services play an integral part in the individualized service plan of each child. The system of care must facilitate the provision of such services through coordination, memoranda of understanding and agreement/commitment with relevant agencies and providers. These services should be supplied by the participating agencies in the system of care and include, but are not limited to: Educational services, especially for children and youth who need to be placed in special education programs; Health services, especially for children and youth with co-occurring chronic illnesses; Substance abuse prevention and treatment services, especially for youth with co-occurring substance abuse problems; Out-of-home services such as acute inpatient and residential; Vocational counseling and rehabilitation and transition services offered under IDEA, for those children 14 years or older who require them; Protection and advocacy, including informational materials for children with a serious emotional disturbance and their families. A relatively high percentage of adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance are expected to have a co-occurring substance use disorder. In such cases, treatment for the substance use disorder should be included in the individualized care plan. For those children with a serious emotional disturbance who are at risk for, but have not yet developed, a co-occurring substance use disorder, prevention activities for substance abuse may be included in the individualized care plan. Children and youth with serious mental health needs often have co-occurring chronic illnesses and/or developmental disabilities. Therefore, collaboration with primary care and MR/DD service systems, including collaboration with family physicians, pediatricians and public health nurses, among others, must be developed within the system of care. Such collaboration must include, at a minimum, systematic procedures that primary care providers can follow to refer children and their families to the system of care. It also must include procedures for including primary care providers in individualized service planning teams and in the process used utilized for development of an individualized plan of care that links strengths and needs with services and supports. Appendix F - Key and Task Lead Staff Descriptions Applicants must identify key and task lead personnel in their applications. For these positions, include the following: A job description: Job descriptions should be no longer than 1 page each. A biography: Biography’s should be no longer than 1 page each. If the person has not been hired, include a letter of commitment from the individual with a current biographical sketch.

Allowable Services. In addition to the mental health services described above, the system of care SOC may provide the following optional services: Screening assessments to determine whether a child is eligible for services; Training in all aspects of system of care SOC development and implementation, including evidence-based, practice-based or community-defined interventions; Therapeutic recreational activities; Mental health services (other than residential or inpatient facilities with ten or more beds) that are determined by the individualized care team to be necessary and appropriate and to meet a critical need of the child or the child’s family related to the child’s mental health needs; Customized suicide prevention and intervention approaches to promote protective factors and intervene as needed to address the needs of children who have been identified as at risk for suicide (e.g., previous suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, etc.); and Customized suicide prevention interventions which identify children and youth at risk for suicide, including those who need immediate crisis services because of an imminent threat or active suicidal behavior. Include in the general portfolio of interventions the promotion of protective factors. [Note: Cooperative agreement funds and matching funds may be used to purchase individualized optional services from appropriate agencies and providers that directly address the mental health needs of children and adolescents in the population of focus. However, the funding of these services may not take precedence over the funding of the array of required services in this RFAFOA.] Non-mental Health Services. : Funds from this program cannot be used to finance non-mental health services. Nonetheless, non-mental health services play an integral part in the individualized service plan of each child. The system of care SOC must facilitate the provision of such services through coordination, memoranda of understanding and agreement/commitment with relevant agencies and providers. These services should be supplied by the participating agencies in the system of care SOC and include, but are not limited to: Educational services, especially for children and youth who need to be placed in special education programs; Health services, especially for children and youth with co-occurring chronic illnesses; Substance abuse prevention and treatment services, especially for youth with co-occurring substance abuse problems; Out-of-home services such as acute inpatient and residential; Vocational counseling and rehabilitation and transition services offered under IDEA, for those children 14 years or older who require them; Protection and advocacy, including informational materials for children with a serious emotional disturbance and their families. A relatively high percentage of adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance are expected to have a co-occurring substance use disorder. In such cases, treatment for the substance use disorder should be included in the individualized care plan. For those children with a serious emotional disturbance who are at risk for, but have not yet developed, a co-occurring substance use disorder, prevention activities for substance abuse may be included in the individualized care plan. Children and youth with serious mental health needs often have co-occurring chronic illnesses and/or developmental disabilities. Therefore, collaboration with primary care and MR/DD mental retardation and developmental disability service systems, including collaboration with family physicians, pediatricians and public health nurses, among others, must be developed within the system of careSOC. Such collaboration must include, at a minimum, systematic procedures that primary care providers can follow to refer children and their families to the system of careSOC. It also must include procedures for including primary care providers in individualized service planning teams and in the process used utilized for development of an individualized plan of care that links strengths and needs with services and supports. Appendix F V - Key and Task Lead Staff Descriptions Applicants must identify key and task lead personnel in their applications. For these positions, include the following: A job description: Job descriptions should be no longer than 1 page each. A biography: Biography’s should be no longer than 1 page each. If the person has not been hired, include a letter of commitment from the individual with a current biographical sketch. Serves as the official responsible for the fiscal and administrative oversight of the cooperative agreement and also is responsible and accountable to the funded community for the proper conduct of the cooperative agreement. The awardee, in turn, is legally responsible and accountable for the performance and financial aspects of activities supported through the cooperative agreement. The Principal Investigator also may be responsible, or designate someone, for liaison with State officials and agencies. This oversight position must be employed by the fiduciary agent and be at least a .05 full time equivalent (FTE).