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includes barriers identified in data gathering, licensing processes, clinical record keeping
regulations or in any other process that interferes with the implementation of an
integrated treatment system for persons with co-occurring disorders.
3. The CCISC will be implemented initially with no new funding, within the context of
existing operational resources, and will maximize the capacity to provide integrated
services proactively.
4. The CCISC incorporates utilization of the full range of evidence-based best practices and
clinical consensus best practices for individuals with mental health and substance use
disorders, and promotes integration of appropriately matched best practices for
individuals with co-occurring disorders.
5. Using the eight principles listed above, the CCISC incorporates an integrated services
philosophy, develops common clinical language, and develops specific strategies to
implement clinical programs, procedures, and practices in accordance with the principles
throughout the service system.
Implementation Action Plan
During the implementation of the Co-occurring State Incentive Grant [COSIG], all participating
parties will agree to the following action steps:
Blair County MH/MR/D&A Program agrees to:
Sign the Consensus Document and disseminate the document as an example of a model of
system change to all Blair County staff, providers, and other organizations and individuals
identified.
Assure that staff and advisory board members are familiar with the CCISC model by
providing training on the consensus document and the model while supporting
implementation of the model in Blair County.
Utilize the model as a CQI initiative for system design that will be applied to accomplish the
COSIG grant requirements.
Support the development of an organized communication framework that will provide
constructive feedback to Blair County and to the State on the experience of providers
regarding financial, regulatory, and credentialing/licensing barriers. The framework should
describe barriers that interfere with the capacity of the system to appropriately address the
needs of persons with co-occurring disorders wherever they present in the service system;
i.e., referral settings, facilities licensed to provide treatment for mental health disorders,
facilities licensed to provide treatment for substance use disorders, or dually licensed
facilities. This communication framework will be developed as part of the CCISC model to
meet the objectives of the COSIG grant activities.
Participate in partnership with the provider system in the development of systemic cooccurring
disorder capability standards for programs and clinicians.
Within the capacity of the county, adopt policies and procedures to support welcoming access
and to remove barriers whenever possible in both emergent and routine situations for persons
with co-occurring disorders.
Adopt requirements for all providers to more accurately identify and report co-occurring
disorder prevalence through moving them toward an improved quality management process
that includes universal, integrated screening and data capture.
As of December 2004