Los Angeles County Proposed RBS Demonstration Project
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Los Angeles CountyProposed RBS
Demonstration ProjectRBS Forum
Sacramento, CA
September 4/5, 2008
Mission, Vision, Collaboration
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MissionThe Los Angeles RBS Demonstration will transform intensive mental health services within the child welfare system to empower families and achieve permanency for youth.
Vision The creation of a strength-based, family-centered, needs-driven system of care that transforms group homes from long-term placements to short-term interventions, which are not place-based, which provide for seamless transitions to continuing care, and which support the safety and permanency needs of youth and their families
LA RBS CollaborativeIn November of 2007, the RBS Collaborative design group was formed and is composed of county, provider and community stakeholders.
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Target Population
• Children in or approved for RCL 12 or 14 placements– CANS will be the assessment tool
• Approximately 200 DCFS children will be served– Over 24 mos– Using up to 64 RCL 12 or 14 beds and 192 Wrap slots
• Average age – 15.8 years
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Baseline Data: RCL-12 Children
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LOS Data Analysis
Notes:1.For RCL 12, 24 mo. analysis captures ~90% of
population2.For ‘Collaborative Profile’ - 24 mo. analysis captures
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Proposed Outcomes
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SAFETY• Safety in placement• Safety in home-based settings
PERMANENCY• Shortened timelines to permanency for youth• Limited, shortened length of stay in RCL 12 and 14 placements• Stability in home-based settings
WELL BEING• Family and youth satisfaction with RBS services• Family identification and connection for disconnected youth• Culturally and linguistically sensitive family involvement (visitation, participation in
and ratification of planning process, agency contact, connectedness)• Educational improvement (attendance, stability, GPA)• Socio-behavioral improvement (evidenced by CANS)
COST• Cost neutrality
Wraparound and Group Home Enrollment (FY 2003 – 2007)
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Wraparound Enrollment Group Home Enrollment (RCL 4 - 14)
Cornerstone Innovations• Wraparound-based Child and Family
Teams during residential tx.
• Family finding, engagement, preparation and support during residential tx.
• Residential therapeutic milieu influenced by Wraparound principles
• Shared risk/benefit between County and providers
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System Design
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Proposed Funding Model• Augmented residential rate for facility based services
– RCL-12 = $5,891+ $2,300 RBS rate– RCL-14 = $6,694 + $2,300 RBS rate– Modeled at 9 months
• RBS Rate covers– Family finding, engagement, preparation and support– Child and Family Team– Flex funds
• LAC Wrap rate for community based services ($4,184 excluding placement costs)
• Risk pool– Could possibly be used for
• Extended LOS• Respite• Unanticipated costs• Placement costs during Wraparound
– $1,000 set aside per month per child for 1st 12 months of care
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Potential Waiver Requests
• RCL and related point systems
• No new placement agreement for respite
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Current Status
• Request for interest letter to be issued mid-Sept.
• Provider selection by end of Sept.
• Contract negotiations to follow
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Concerns/Issues/Requests for Help
• Cost neutrality calculation
• Interaction with Title IV-E Waiver
• Administration and claiming processes
• CCL implications
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