Required Notifications and Reports

(A) Annual Report. Each mental health center must submit a completed attestation, on forms provided by the MassHealth agency, and file them with the MassHealth agency by September 30 of each year. The center must maintain and provide documentation supporting this attestation upon request by the MassHealth agency. The attestation must include at minimum (1) a statement that the program has reviewed and updated, as necessary, its written policies and procedures during the reporting period. (2) a statement that the program has completed ongoing review of staffing licensure and license eligibility, including licensure verification with specific attention to provider administrative and clinical management staff;(3) a statement describing the current language capacities, capacity to provide services to specialized populations, and utilization of evidenced-based modalities of the program; (4) a statement that that the center is in compliance with 130 CMR 429.000; and (5) any other information that the MassHealth agency may request. (B) Staffing and Personnel Reports. Each center must provide additional staffing or personnel information as requested by the MassHealth agency. (C) For each CANS assessment conducted, each center must report data collected during the assessment to the MassHealth agency, in the manner and format specified by the MassHealth agency. (D) Adverse Incident Reports. Each center must report adverse incidents to the MassHealth agency within 24 hours of discovery of the incident, or, if the incident occurs on a holiday or weekend, on the next business day, in a format specified by the MassHealth agency. (E) Each center must inform the MassHealth agency within 15 days of any citation or loss of licensure or accreditation issued to the center by another agency, including, but not limited to, DPH, an out-of-state provider’s relevant state licensing agency, the Joint Commission, or the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), or changes to or loss of Medicare participation and enrollment. (F) Each center must comply with all reporting requirements that may pertain to the practice, facility, or staffing of the center as directed by the MassHealth agency.