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Business Process: (what is it?)FISCAL OFFICER TRAINING MANUALPERSONALIZED RECOVERY ORIENTED SERVICES (PROS)Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) is a comprehensive recovery oriented program for individuals withsevere and persistent mental illness. The goal <strong>of</strong> the program is to integrate treatment, support, and rehabilitation in amanner that facilitates the individual's recovery. Goals for individuals in the program are to: improve functioning, reduceinpatient utilization, reduce emergency services, reduce contact with the criminal justice system, increase employment,attain higher levels <strong>of</strong> education, and secure preferred housing.Brief Description <strong>of</strong> Process: (how does it work?)The PROS license gives counties and providers the ability to integrate multiple programs into a comprehensiverehabilitation service. There are four Components in the PROS program: Community Rehabilitation and Support (CRS);Intensive Rehabilitation (IR); Ongoing Rehabilitation and Support (ORS); and Clinical Treatment, an optional component<strong>of</strong> a PROS program. A program can be fully licensed to operate a comprehensive program which includes all components(with or without clinical treatment) or have a limited license to provide only employment support and IntensiveRehabilitation.Frequency:Starting in the 3 rd year <strong>of</strong> the PROS programs, <strong>State</strong> Aid is recalculated annually based on CAIRS data. (Please seedetail regarding this determination in the Spending Plan Guideline link below)Instructions:County Specific Steps for PROS Conversion:1. Considerations for PROS Conversion:a. PROS conversion is a county plan. Planning discussions must occur with the LGU. PROS conversionrequires LGU sign <strong>of</strong>f.b. PROS conversion programsi. There are several programs eligible to be converted to PROS. Planning discussions between theLGU, providers and OMH determine which programs will be phased out when converting toPROS.ii. <strong>State</strong> Aid associated with the agreed upon conversion programs will be removed from the County<strong>State</strong> Aid Letter and/or Direct Contract and supplanted by the Medicaid reimbursement plus theabove modeled <strong>State</strong> Aid per 100 clients.iii. COPS/CSP attached to a conversion program is supplanted by the Medicaid reimbursement forPROS.iv. Conversion programs may have different phase out requirements upon establishment <strong>of</strong> a PROS.Refer to Spending Plan Guidelines for a list <strong>of</strong> conversion programs and phase out details.c. Refer to Spending Plan Guidelines for formulas for <strong>State</strong> Aid for Start-up/Cash Flow. Discuss theavailability <strong>of</strong> Start-up funds with the local Field Office.d. County Steps for PROS conversioni. Interested providers should discuss possible conversion with County LGUii. The LGU should communicate interest to the OMH Field Officeiii. All interested providers must complete and submit a preliminary version <strong>of</strong> the PROS Fiscal Tool.The LGU and OMH will review the tool before additional planning conversations occur.iv. The LGU should coordinate conversations between impacted agencies and with the OMH FieldOffice to identify the county-wide impact <strong>of</strong> a PROS conversion.1. A call or meeting between interested providers, the LGU and OMH will occur to discussthe PAR process, time frames and county plan.v. The LGU will verify with OMH, using an OMH Fiscal Implication Form, whichagencies/programs/funding will be converted.vi. The LGU reviews and responds to the provider’s submitted PROS PAR.

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