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Billing Manual for Community Care Network Providers

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APPENDIX C.1. Priority PopulationsMENTAL HEALTH - ADULTIn order to be in the Adult Priority Group, a person: must meet the federal definition ofserious mental illness 1 ; must be age 18+, (or age 22+ if in Special Education); musthave a diagnosis of schizophrenia, major affective disorder, psychotic disorder NOS orborderline personality disorder (DSM-IV or its successor documents as designated bythe American Psychiatric Association, diagnostic codes 295.xx, 296.xx, 298.9x or301.83); and must meet at least one of the following criteria:A. Treatment HistoryB. Functioning Level orC. Coexisting Condition or CircumstanceA. TREATMENT HISTORYCurrent residence in or discharge from a state mental hospital within the past twoyears; orTwo admissions to community or correctional inpatient psychiatric units or residentialservices totaling 20 or more days within the past two years; orFive or more face-to-face contacts with walk-in or mobile crisis or emergencyservices within the past two years; orOne or more years of continuous attendance in a community mental health or prisonpsychiatric service (at least one unit of service per quarter) within the past two years;orHistory of sporadic course of treatment as evidenced by at least three missedappointments within the past six months, inability or unwillingness to maintainmedication regimen or involuntary commitment to outpatient services; orOne or more years of treatment <strong>for</strong> mental illness provided by a primary carephysician or other non-mental health agency clinician, e.g., Area Agency on Aging,within the past two years.B. FUNCTIONING LEVELGlobal Assessment of Functioning Scale (DSM-IV-TR, pages 12 and 20) rating of 50 orbelow.______________________1 Adults with serious mental illness are persons age 18 and over, who currently or at any time during thepast year, have had a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to meetdiagnostic criteria specified within DSM-IV that has resulted in functional impairment which substantiallyinterferes with or limits one or more major life activities. (See Reference <strong>for</strong> additional detail)<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Care</strong> Provider <strong>Manual</strong> | 1-888-251-CCBH | © 2012 All Rights Reserved | Page 208

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