Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-28-1101 - General Requirements

General requirements. The following general requirements apply to behavioral health services provided under this Article, and Chapter 22 subject to all exclusions and limitations.

1. Administration. The program shall be administered under A.R.S. § 36-2932 .

2. Provision of services. Behavioral health services shall be provided under A.R.S. § 36-2939, this Chapter and 9 A.A.C. 22, Article 12, as applicable.

3.1. Definitions. The definitions in A.A.C. R9-22-1201 and R9-22-101 apply to this Article, in addition to the following definitions:

"Case manager" means an individual responsible for coordinating the physical health services or behavioral health services provided to a patient at the health care institution.

"Contractor" means an ALTCS contractor or as previously known as program contractor. "Cost avoid" means the same as in A.A.C. R9-22-1201.

"Intergovernmental agreement" or "IGA" means an agreement for services or joint or cooperative action between the Administration and a tribal contractor.

"Qualified behavioral health service provider" means a behavioral health service provider that meets the requirements of R9-28-1106.

"Tribal contractor" means a tribal organization (The Tribe) or urban Indian organization defined in 25 U.S.C. 1603 and recognized by CMS as meeting the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 1396 d(b), that provides or is accountable for providing the services or delivering the items described in the intergovernmental agreement.

4. Enrollment of Native American member. The Administration shall enroll an EPD Native American member with a tribal contractor on a FFS basis if:

a. The member lives on-reservation of a Native American tribal organization that is an ALTCS tribal contractor, or

b. The member lived on-reservation of a Native American tribal organization that is an ALTCS tribal contractor immediately before placement in an off-reservation Nursing Facility or an alternative HCBS setting.

5.2. Case management. A tribal contractor shall provide case management services to FFS American Indian members living on or off-reservation as delineated in the IGA.

6. Services. A tribal contractor or the Administration may authorize behavioral health services for FFS Native American members enrolled with a tribal contractor as delineated in the intergovernmental agreement.

7. Enrollment of Native American members off-reservation. Except as provided in R9-28-1101(4)(b), an EPD Native American who resides off-reservation shall be enrolled with an ALTCS program contractor to receive behavioral health services, including case management, under R9-28-415 .

8. Enrollment of developmentally disabled Native American member. A developmentally disabled Native American member who resides on or off-reservation shall be enrolled with the Department of Economic Security's Division of Developmental Disabilities under R9-28-414 and shall receive behavioral health services from the Department of Economic Security's Division of Developmental Disabilities.

9.3. Reimbursement. For FFS American Indians, the Administration is exclusively responsible for providing reimbursement for covered behavioral health services that are authorized by a tribal contractor or the Administration under the intergovernmental agreement as specified in this Article. A contractor is exclusively responsible for providing reimbursement for covered behavioral health services that are authorized by a contractor as specified in this Article.

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Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-28-1101

Adopted under an exemption from A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, pursuant to Laws 1992, Ch. 301, §61, effective November 1, 1992; received in the Office of the Secretary of State November 25, 1992 (Supp. 92-4). Section repealed; new Section adopted by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 200, effective December 13, 1999 (Supp. 99-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 4691, effective October 1, 2001 (Supp. 01-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 13 A.A.R. 1090, effective May 5, 2007 (Supp. 07-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 3122, effective 1/4/2015.