Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-5-86 - Scope of services by community mental health centers

(a) Community mental health center services shall be available to program recipients in:

(1) Outpatient treatment programs licensed by mental health and retardation services;

(2) approved inpatient treatment programs;

(3) partial hospitalization programs approved by mental health and retardation services pursuant to K.A.R. 30-5-110 and certified to participate in medicare; and

(4) the recipient's private residence.

(b)

(1) During a calendar year, outpatient psychotherapy shall be limited to 32 hours per recipient unless the recipient is a "Kan Be Healthy" program participant. Outpatient psychotherapy shall be limited to 40 hours per calendar year for each "Kan Be Healthy" program participant.

(2) Outpatient psychotherapy shall be covered, when medically necessary, and when provided concurrently with both targeted case management services and partial hospitalization services by the same provider.

(c) Four hours of psychological testing and evaluation shall be allowed every two consecutive calendar years for medicaid program recipients regardless of provider except that "Kan Be Healthy" program participants shall be allowed six hours. Admission evaluations shall not exceed five hours per calendar year and may include a physical examination.

(d) Inpatient psychotherapy shall be available pursuant to K.A.R. 30-5-81. Case conferences may be considered as individual therapy if they meet the definition in K.A.R. 30-5-58. Group therapy shall be reimbursable only if it is rendered on a day when group therapy has not been a part of partial hospitalization.

(e) Targeted case management services shall be limited to an amount per calendar year per recipient as specified by the secretary.

(f) Services shall be provided by a psychiatrist, a licensed psychologist with a doctoral degree or a registered master's level psychologist, master's degree social worker, master's degree psychiatric nurse, or individuals certified by the Kansas association of community mental health center directors' professional standards committee and approved by the agency, unless the approval is contrary to law or regulation.

(g) The effective date of this regulation shall be December 29, 1995.

Notes

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 30-5-86

Authorized by and implementing K.S.A. 1994 Supp. 39-708c, as amended by L. 1995, Ch. 153, Sec. 1; effective May 1, 1981; amended May 1, 1982; amended May 1, 1983; modified, L. 1983, ch. 361, May 1, 1983; amended May 1, 1984; amended May 1, 1985; amended May 1, 1986; amended, T-87-29, Nov. 1, 1986; amended May 1, 1987; amended May 1, 1988; amended Jan. 2, 1989; amended Aug. 1, 1990; amended July 1, 1991; amended Oct. 1, 1992; amended Jan. 4, 1993; amended Dec. 29, 1995.