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EPSDT: an ounce of prevention (and treatment) for children
WEBOne of the populations that benefits the most from Medicaid services is children. Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) is a Medicaid benefit designed to increase the duration and scope of treatment provided to children. In doing so, EPSDT requires states to provide nearly any “medically necessary” service to children.
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Database Sheds Light on State’s Psychiatric Residential …
WEBThis month on Speak Up Arkansas, we’re talking about the Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities, or PRTFs. These facilities are long term residential treatment facilities designed to address mental illness or behavioral health needs for youth under the age of 21. DRA believes all children deserve to be safe and to receive trauma …
Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Database
WEBAccording to the Arkansas Department of Human Services, a PRTF is a “separate standalone entity providing a range of comprehensive services to treat the psychiatric condition of residents under the age of 21, on an inpatient basis …
Access to Services through Medicaid/PASSE
WEBPASSE stands for Provider-Led Shared Savings Entity. A PASSE is a private agency that is in charge of organizing services and care for people who need it. PASSEs serve Medicaid clients with complex behavioral health, developmental, or intellectual disabilities. There are four PASSEs currently operating in Arkansas. Learn more about them here:
Medical care of adults with Down syndrome
WEBIn August 2009 the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), under the leadership of Dr. Kent McKelvey and Dr. Bradley Schaefer, opened Arkansas’s first genetics clinic focusing on providing specialty medical care to individuals living with numerous genetic syndromes, one of which is Down syndrome. In October 2020 Dr. …
PAIMI – Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with …
WEBPAIMI – Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness. The PAIMI Program was established in 1986 to protect and advocate for the rights of people with mental illness and investigate reports of abuse and neglect in facilities that care for or treat individuals with mental illness. The Act, which can be found at https://uscode.house
From the Bazelon Center: Frequently Asked Questions …
WEBThe Bazelon Center has created a list of frequently asked questions (FAQ) for students in college who are having mental health issues and are not sure about what their rights are, or how to obtain an accommodation. Almost all universities must comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), either because they are publicly funded, […]
Transition Services
WEBTransition services are available for students eligible for special education and 504 services. They are meant to create a smooth pathway for a young person to move from high school to a successful adult life. Transition services can include work-based learning, internships, career exploration, self-assessments, workplace readiness, and counseling.
Millcreek Behavioral Health / Habilitation Center, Inc.
WEBIf you are associated with a facility and have updated information or photos you would like to share, please contact DRA at [email protected]. Location: Fordyce, AR Population Served: Youth ages 6-17. Capacity: 162 (111 Arkansas Medicaid PRTF beds, 51 Residential beds used for out-of-state resident PRTF placement or AR …
United Methodist Children's Home Dacus / United Methodist …
WEBTreatment Components: Clinical Director - In process of hiring.. Therapists: 2 full-time therapists (1 LCSW, 1 LPC) Treatment modalities offered: Facility declined to identify any specific modalities available # of individual therapy sessions/week: Minimum 1 per week scheduled. May vary upon the treatment plan of the client.
PAIMI Advisory Council (PAC)
WEBThe Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Advisory Council supports Disability Rights Arkansas by working with its staff and Board of Directors to develop priorities for the agency’s PAIMI program. Advisory members oversee the general effectiveness of the program and work with staff to bring about any needed …
Danger to Self or Others is NOT the Standard: The Misuse of 72 …
WEBAsk any mental health professional the standard for a 72-hour hold and the answer is overwhelmingly, “danger to self or others.” I have tested this many times by asking a wide variety of mental health professionals during various presentations across the State. The truth is that this an overgeneralization of what is required under Arkansas …
Piney Ridge Treatment Center
WEBIf you are associated with a facility and have updated information or photos you would like to share, please contact DRA at [email protected]. Location: Fayetteville, AR Population Served: Children and adolescents ages 7-17 with sexually maladaptive behaviors and other co-occurring psychiatric conditions.
Perimeter Behavioral of the Ozarks / Woodridge of the Ozarks
WEBIf you are associated with a facility and have updated information or photos you would like to share, please contact DRA at [email protected]. Location: Springdale, AR Population Served: Adolescent girls ages 7-17. Contact with family (Calls and visit schedule): Weekly calls up to 3x/week for 10 minutes, intervention call
Board Votes to Place Perimeter Behavioral of the Ozarks’ …
WEB“Perimeter has had numerous and severe deficiencies putting children at risk” – Placement and Residential Licensing Unit. On October 26, 2022 the Child Welfare Agency Review Board (CWARB) voted to place the license of Perimeter of the Ozarks on a probationary status for one year. This is the first time a residential license that falls […]
PASSE Provider Alert – Empower Healthcare Solutions
WEBWe received the following technical bulletin from Empower Healthcare Solutions. The information below is specific to Empower Healthcare Solutions and is directed at providers. Consumers may also find it helpful. — June 6, 2019 Providers, This is a Provider-led Arkansas Shared Savings Entity (PASSE) program Technical Bulletin. …
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