Common use of Contracted Service Levels Clause in Contracts

Contracted Service Levels. The Contractor agrees to and acknowledges the following: DFPS will determine the minimum services provided by the Contractor to each Child based on the Child’s level of need. The Department will designate the level of need as Basic, Moderate, Specialized, or Intense, as described in Attachment C. The Contractor shall provide services to children authorized at the «Service_Levels» Service Levels, and shall maintain full compliance with the associated Service Levels as described in Attachment C for each Child placed with the Contractor. A CPA may submit a request for a Service Level evaluation directly to the Service Level Monitor (third party contractor) within the first forty-five (45) days of admitting a Child who has not had an Initial Authorized Service Level during the current paid ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care stay. All other requests for Service Level evaluations must be directed to the Child’s Caseworker who will forward any approved requests to the Service Level Monitor. CPA’s requesting an Initial Authorized Service Level within the first forty-five (45) days of admitting a Child may be paid the new initial Service Level rate up to sixty (60) days in the past when the following conditions are met: The retroactive initial Service Level must be submitted for authorization to the Service Level Monitor within forty-five (45) days of admitting a Child who does not have an Initial Authorized Service Level; Upon admission to the CPA, the Child must remain in the same ▇▇▇▇▇▇ home or have been in Intermittent Alternate Care within the same CPA that is requesting the Initial Authorized Service Level; and The Child: Remained less than thirty (30) days in a general residential operation providing emergency care services placement immediately prior to placement with a CPA; or The Child was placed in any other setting. CPAs serving children at Specialized and Intense Service Levels must: Be licensed to provide treatment services; and Before placing a Child with a Specialized or Intense Service Level, ensure that the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ home, in which the Child will be placed, is verified to provide treatment service(s) appropriate to the Child’s needs. If a Contractor disagrees with the Service Level determination by the Service Level Monitor and the Contractor chooses to appeal the determination, the Contractor must utilize the administrative and peer review processes through the Service Level Monitor. These processes are outlined on the Service Level Monitor’s website at: ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇. The Contractor shall comply with the Department's Intense ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family Care Services policy and procedures.

Contracted Service Levels. The Contractor agrees to and acknowledges the following: DFPS will determine the The minimum services to be provided by the Contractor to each Child child will be determined by the Department based on the Childchild’s level of need. The Department will designate the Designation of level of need as shall be Basic, Moderate, Specialized, Specialized or Intense, Intense as described in Attachment C. The Contractor shall provide services to children authorized at the «Service_Levels»   Service Levels, and shall maintain full compliance with the associated Service Levels as described in Attachment C for each Child child placed with the Contractor. A Within the first 45 days a child entered DFPS conservatorship and is placed with a CPA, a CPA may submit a request for a Service Level service level evaluation directly to the Service Level Monitor (third party contractorMonitor. All other requests for service level evaluations including evaluations related to subsequent placements must be directed to the child’s caseworker for approval. The caseworker shall forward any approved requests to the Service Level Monitor. C) CPA’s requesting an initial authorized service level within the first forty-five (45) days of admitting a Child who has not had an Initial Authorized Service Level during the current paid ▇▇▇▇▇▇ care stay. All other requests for Service Level evaluations must be directed to the Child’s Caseworker who will forward any approved requests to the Service Level Monitor. CPA’s requesting an Initial Authorized Service Level within the first forty-five (45) days of admitting a Child child may be paid the new initial Service Level service level rate up to sixty (60) days in the past when the following conditions are met: The retroactive initial Service Level service level must be submitted for authorization to the Service Level Monitor within forty-five (45) days of admitting a Child child who does not have an Initial Authorized Service Levelinitial authorized service level; Upon admission to the CPA, the Child child must remain in the same ▇▇▇▇▇▇ home or have been in Intermittent Alternate Care within the same CPA that is requesting the Initial Authorized Service Levelinitial authorized service level; and The Child: Remained child (A) remained less than thirty (30) days in a general residential operation providing emergency care services placement immediately prior to placement with a CPA; or The Child (B) the child was placed in any other setting. D) CPAs serving children at Specialized and Intense Service Levels must: Be licensed must ensure the CPA is approved by Residential Child Care Licensing to provide treatment services; and Before placing a Child with a Specialized or Intense Service Level, ensure that the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ home, in which the Child will be placed, is verified services to provide treatment service(s) appropriate to the Child’s needs. If a Contractor disagrees with the Service Level determination by the Service Level Monitor and the Contractor chooses to appeal the determination, the Contractor must utilize the administrative and peer review processes through the Service Level Monitor. These processes are outlined on the Service Level Monitor’s website at: ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇these children.▇▇▇.▇▇▇. The Contractor shall comply with the Department's Intense ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Family Care Services policy and procedures.