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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 10.09.33.06" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="33" heading="Covered Services.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The Department covers the services in §§B—G of this regulation when these services have been documented, pursuant to the requirements in this chapter, as necessary.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Comprehensive Care Management. The health home shall collaborate to provide comprehensive care management services including:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>An initial assessment performed prior to the patient's enrollment, which includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>A comprehensive assessment of the participant's physical health, mental health, chemical dependency, and social service needs, signed off on by a physician or nurse practitioner, if no such assessment has been performed in the preceding 6-month period; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Requesting records from the participant's primary care physician and other providers;</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Development of a care plan within 30 days following enrollment, in accordance with Regulation .04J(3) of this chapter;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Delineation of roles, which includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Assigning each staff member clear roles and responsibilities; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Ensuring that participant care plans identify providers and specialists involved in the participant's care; and</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Monitoring and reassessment, which includes:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Monitoring and documenting participant health status and progress toward care plan goals;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Monitoring population health status and service use to determine adherence to or variance from treatment guidelines; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Outcomes evaluation and reporting, which includes using eMedicaid and other available HIT tools such as electronic health records.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Care Coordination and Health Promotion.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The health home shall coordinate and provide access to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>High-quality health care services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Preventive and health promotion services, including education regarding:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Mental illness;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Substance use disorders; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Chronic physical health conditions;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Mental health and substance abuse services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Chronic disease management services; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Long-term care supports and services.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The health home shall coordinate services and support, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Appointment scheduling;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Referrals and follow-up monitoring;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Hospital discharge processes; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Communication with other providers and supports, including school service providers.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The health home shall assign each participant a health home care manager who is responsible for coordinating the participant's care and ensuring implementation of the care plan.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The health home shall develop policies and procedures to facilitate collaboration between primary care, specialist, and behavioral health providers, community-based organizations, and, for minors, school-based providers.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>The health home shall follow security protocols to protect confidential health information.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>The health home shall assist participants with the implementation of their care plan, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Health education specific to a participant's chronic conditions;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Development of a plan for self-management;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Medication review and education; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Substance use prevention, smoking cessation, obesity reduction, improved nutrition, and increased physical activity.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(7)">
      <text>A health home serving minors shall actively involve parents and families in providing services in accordance with §C(6) of this regulation, including:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Identifying conditions for which the minor may be at risk due to family, physical, or social factors; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Working with the minor and parents and families to address the identified conditions.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(8)">
      <text>The health home shall use the ASO system to document, review, and report health promotion services delivered to each participant.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Comprehensive Transitional Care.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The health home shall provide services designed to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Streamline plans of care;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Reduce avoidable hospital admissions;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Ease the transition to long-term services;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Interrupt patterns of frequent hospital emergency department use; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Ensure timely and proper follow-up care across settings, including from:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>An acute care setting to other settings; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>A pediatric system of care to an adult system of care.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The health home shall increase participants' and caregivers' ability to manage care and live safely in the community.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The health home shall utilize CRISP to receive alerts of hospital admissions, discharges, or transfers among their health home participants.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The health home shall follow up with participants within 2 business days of discharge with a home visit, phone call, or scheduling an on-site appointment.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Individual and Family Support Services.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Services shall include, but are not limited to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Advocating for individuals and families;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Supporting participants in obtaining and adhering to medications and other prescribed treatments;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Accessing resources that support participants, including providing referrals for:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Community services;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Social support services;</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iii)">
          <text>Recovery services; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(iv)">
          <text>Transportation to medically necessary services;</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Improving participants' health literacy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(e)">
        <text>Increasing the participant's ability to self-manage care;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(f)">
        <text>Facilitating participation in the ongoing revision of the treatment plan; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(g)">
        <text>Providing information on advance directives and health care power of attorney.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The health home shall utilize peer supports, support groups, and self-care programs to:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Increase participants' and caregivers' knowledge of the participants' diseases;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Increase caregivers' care-management capabilities;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Promote participants' adherence to their plan of care; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(d)">
        <text>Increase participants' self-management capabilities.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The health home shall ensure that all communication shared with the participant, the participant's family, and caregivers is language, literacy, and culturally appropriate.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>Referral to Community and Social Support Services. The health home shall provide assistance in accessing and coordinating, as appropriate:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Medical assistance;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Disability benefits;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Subsidized or supported housing;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Personal needs support;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Peer support; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>Legal services.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>The health home shall assist in coordinating these services.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>Use of HIT to Link Services. The provider shall use HIT, including CRISP and the ASO system to:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Facilitate communication between health home staff members, the participant, and their caregivers; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>As appropriate, provide feedback to participants' other providers.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>Health home services provided by PRP, MTS, or OTP staff qualify as covered services.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>