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Business Process: (what is it?)FISCAL OFFICER TRAINING MANUALCHILD AND FAMILY CLINIC-PLUSThe Child and Family Clinic-Plus program was an initiative of the Office of Mental Health designed to systematicallyaddress the mental health needs of underserved children and their families through early intervention activities andincreased use of evidenced based practices by mental health providers. Under Child and Family Clinic-Plus , OMH andits community partners sought to provide more aggressive community education, improved access, training and clinicaldevelopment in effective treatment models, and short term in-home skill building and support. OMH licensed clinicproviders designated as Clinic-Plus providers were to receive State Aid advancements and Medicaid clinic rateenhancements for providing Clinic-Plus program components. Note: OMH sought federal approval to receive a Medicaidfee enhancement for two distinct service components; however, to date, federal approval has not been received. In theinterim, OMH provided State Aid for the fee enhancement service components.It is anticipated that in January 2012, the current Clinic-Plus program will transition into a new programmatic and fiscalmodel.Brief Description of Process: (how does it work?)Each Child and Family Clinic-Plus provider is expected to: collaborate with the local mental health government agencyto conduct systematic early recognition activities for identified priority populations; demonstrate skill in engaging families intreatment; offer a range of evidence-based treatments that are individually determined and family focused; and provide aconstellation of support services in the home and community that lead to skill mastery for the child and family.Child and Family Clinic-Plus providers provide the following:Broad-based screening in natural environmentsComprehensive assessmentExpanded clinic capacityIn-home servicesEvidence Based TreatmentAll Clinic-Plus providers must be a part of the Clinic Quality Improvement Initiative under the OMH.Frequency:Annual PlanEach year, Child and Family Clinic-Plus providers are required to submit an Annual Plan to their local mental healthdepartment. The mental health department combines all annual plans for a county-wide submission to the NYS Office ofMental Health. The annual plan details providers’ intentions for implementing Clinic-Plus services from screening to inhomeservices. Annual Plans include the following elements:Target population to be screened;Community Education Plan and Community Education;Plan for addressing language and sensory needs of children and families;Screening instrument(s) that will be used;Annual Projected # Screened;Screening plan (personnel, location, coordination with other Clinic-Plus providers, etc.);Child and Family Engagement Strategies;Annual Projected # of Comprehensive Assessments (Medicaid and Non-Medicaid);Comprehensive Assessment plan (staff conducting assessments, approaches, etc.);Diagnostic and psychometric assessments to be used;Annual Projected Increase in Admissions;Plan for ensuring cultural congruence;