Common use of CLIENT DESCRIPTION Clause in Contracts

CLIENT DESCRIPTION. CHARACTERISTICS A. Diagnostic Criteria: The focus of the service should be directed to functional impairments related to an Included Diagnosis. B. Impairment Criteria: The client must have at least one of the following as a result of the mental disorder(s) identified in the Diagnostic Criteria (A): 1. A significant impairment in an important area of life functioning, or 2. A probability of significant deterioration in an important area of life functioning, or 3. Children also qualify if there is a probability the child will not progress developmentally as individually appropriate. Children covered under EPSDT qualify if they have a mental disorder that can be corrected or ameliorated. C. Intervention Related Criteria: Must have all 3: 1. The focus of the proposed intervention is to address the condition identified in impairment criteria (B) above, and 2. It is expected the proposed intervention will benefit the consumer by significantly diminishing the impairment, or preventing significant deterioration in an important area of life functioning; and/or for children it is probable the child will be enabled to progress developmentally as individually appropriate (or if covered by EPSDT, the identified condition can be corrected or ameliorated), 3. The condition would not be responsive to physical healthcare-based treatment.

CLIENT DESCRIPTION. CHARACTERISTICS A. Diagnostic Criteria: : 1. The focus of the service should be directed to functional impairments related to an Included Diagnosis. 2. Diagnosis of children birth to five will be made using DC: 0-5 and the crosswalk to the DSM and/or ICD. B. Impairment Criteria: The client must have at least one of the following as a result of the mental disorder(s) identified in the Diagnostic Criteria (A): 1. A significant impairment in an important area of life functioning, or 2. A probability of significant deterioration in an important area of life functioning, or 3. Children also qualify if there is a probability the child will not progress developmentally as individually appropriate. Children covered under EPSDT qualify if they have a mental disorder that can be corrected or ameliorated. C. Intervention Related Criteria: Must have all 3: 1. The focus of the proposed intervention is to address the condition identified in impairment criteria (B) above, and 2. It is expected the proposed intervention will benefit the consumer by significantly diminishing the impairment, or preventing significant deterioration in an important area of life functioning; and/or for children it is probable the child will be enabled to progress developmentally as individually appropriate (or if covered by EPSDT, the identified condition can be corrected or ameliorated), 3. The condition would not be responsive to physical healthcare-based treatment.