Maintenance Rate - Therapeutic Foster Care 623-05-20-35

(Revised 8/15/06 ML #3025)

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When a child is placed in a PATH home, there are three  options for payment. The rate effective July 1, 2006, is as follows:

• The PATH Therapeutic rate is currently $79.57/day (Includes PATH programs such as SFC, FACE, CBT, and regular therapeutic family foster care).

• PATH Family Foster Care rate and the Step Down rate is $47.50/day (PATH provides case management).

• Or, the county age appropriate foster care rate. (Siblings are placed in the same PATH foster home. One of the siblings does not need a therapeutic level of care. The child's case manager will provide case management and supervise the placement.)

 

PATH-ND (Professional Association of Treatment Homes)

1112 Nodak Drive, Suite 200

Fargo, ND  58103   

Phone (701) 280-9545

 

The legal custodian and the youth’s service team will evaluate the youth’s progress to determine the appropriate level of care. If placement in the PATH Step Down option is appropriate, the legal custodian and PATH will sign the needed documentation at the team meeting. The County/DJS case manager will be responsible to notify the eligibility worker at the appropriate county.

 

For payment purposes the effective date for the PATH Step Down rate must be the first of the month. It will not be possible to pay for a partial month of care.  The PATH Step Down rate will continue to be effective until the child leaves the PATH program, or eligibility staff is notified otherwise (e.g. escalation of child’s behavior).

 

For PATH-ND, the PATH Therapeutic Rate, Step-Down Rate, and PATH Family Foster Care Rate includes all irregular payments. PATH-ND bills the financial county for the Foster Care rate and PATH-ND pays the foster parents directly.  The financial county authorizes the payment on CCWIPS with the above PATH-ND address as payee.

 

If a child is in a PATH Home paid at the standard family foster care rate, this child is eligible for irregular payments. Refer to CCWIPS Manual for technical assistance.

 

Refer to CCWIPS User manual for technical assistance related to entering PATH-ND foster care payments on the CCWIPS system.

 

Medicaid eligibility must be determined prior to referral of a child to PATH-ND. The treatment (rehabilitation) amount may be paid by Title XIX, or some other resource. IT CANNOT BE PAID THROUGH FOSTER CARE.