Rate Provisions

(1) Services Included in the Rate. The approved rate includes payment for all care and services that are part of the program of services of an eligible provider, as explicitly set forth in the terms of the purchase agreement between the eligible provider and the purchasing governmental unit(s). (2) Reimbursement as Full Payment. Each eligible provider must, as a condition of acceptance of payment made by any purchasing governmental units for services rendered, accept the approved program rate as full payment and discharge of all obligations for the services rendered. Payment from any other source will be used to offset the amount of the purchasing governmental unit’s obligation for services rendered to the publicly assisted client. (3) Payment Limitations. No purchasing governmental unit may pay less than or more than the approved program rate. (4) Approved Rates. The approved rate is the lower of the provider’s charge or amount accepted as payment from another payer or the rate listed in 101 CMR 451.03(4). Service Unit Rate Safe and Stable Family Services Safe and Stable Hourly Safe and Stable – Peer Support Specialist Hourly Safe and Stable – Social Connections and Permanency Support Daily Preparation Support for Child Welfare Preparation Support Hourly Preparation Support – Supervised Family Time Hourly Preparation Support – Peer Support Specialist Hourly Therapeutic Family/Child Support for Child Welfare Therapeutic – Family Hourly Therapeutic – Youth Hourly Substance Use Interventions for Child Welfare Substance Use Interventions for Child Welfare – Parent/Caregiver Substance Use Daily Substance Use Interventions for Child Welfare – Youth Substance Use Daily Substance Use Interventions for Child Welfare – Peer Support Specialist, Substance Use Daily Youth Support and Stabilization Youth Support – Enrichment Hourly Youth Support – Educational and Vocational Daily Youth Support – Non-school Hours for Children with Disabilities Hourly Youth Support – Transition-aged Youth Daily Evidence-based Practices for Child Welfare Evidence-based – Multi-systemic Therapy Daily Evidence-based – Multi-systemic Therapy Ongoing Supervision/Fidelity Monitoring/Report N/A IC Evidence-based – Brief Strategic Family Therapy Hourly Evidence-based – Intercept Daily Evidence-based – Intercept Ongoing Supervision/Fidelity Monitoring/Report N/A IC Family Crisis/Trauma Intervention Family Crisis/Trauma Intervention Daily Respite for Child Welfare Caregiver Respite – Hourly Hourly Caregiver Respite – Daily Daily Assessment Services for Child Welfare Assessment Hourly Mediation for Child Welfare Mediation Hourly Comprehensive Services for Child Welfare Comprehensive Services – Family Daily Comprehensive Services – Intensive Family Daily Comprehensive Services – Therapeutic Daily Comprehensive Services – Family Member with a Disability Daily Groups for Child Welfare Child Welfare – Groups Group Rate $2,547 Child Welfare – Specialty Groups Group Rate $3,335