Regulation .10 Mental Health Case Management Care Coordination Provider Staff.
Regulation .10 Mental Health Case Management Care Coordination Provider Staff.LinkCopy Citation
CCOs are required to maintain the following positions:
A.
Care coordinator supervisor who:
(1)
Is a mental health professional with a minimum of a Master’s degree and who is licensed and legally authorized to practice under Health Occupations Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, and who is licensed under Maryland Practice Boards in the profession of:
(a)
Social work;
(b)
Professional Counseling;
(c)
Psychology;
(d)
Nursing; or
(e)
Medicine;
(2)
Has a minimum of 1 year of experience in behavioral health working as a supervisor;
(3)
Has a minimum of 1 year of experience working with children and youth with mental health or co-occurring disorders;
(4)
Provides clinical consultation and training to care coordinators regarding mental health or co-occurring disorders;
(5)
Provides supervision of the POCs, and consultation to the CFT meetings, as needed;
(6)
Is employed or contracted at a ratio of one supervisor to no more than eight care coordinators; and
(7)
Meets training and certification requirements for care coordinator supervisors, as set by the Department; and
B.
Care coordinator who:
(1)
Has at least a:
(a)
Bachelor’s degree and has met the Department’s training requirements for care coordinators, or
(b)
High school diploma or equivalency and is 21 years old or older and was a participant in, or is a direct caregiver, or was a direct caregiver of an individual who received services from the public and child- and family-serving system and meets the training and certification requirements for care coordinators as set forth by the Department;
(2)
Is employed by the CCO to provide care coordination services to participants; and
(3)
Provides management of the POC and facilitation of the CFT meetings.