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6340 ? Comprehensive PROS with Clinic Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) is a comprehensive recovery oriented program for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. The goal of the program is to integrate treatment, support and rehabilitation in a manner that facilitates the individual's recovery. Goals for individuals in the program are to: improve functioning, reduce inpatient utilization, reduce emergency services, reduce contact with the criminal justice system, increase employment, attain higher levels of education and secure preferred housing. There are four "service components" in the program: Community Rehabilitation and Support, Intensive Rehabilitation, Ongoing Rehabilitation and Support and Clinical Treatment. Units of Service: Report the sum of the total monthly units of service for the year 7340 ? Comprehensive PROS without Clinic PROS is a comprehensive recovery oriented program for individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. The goal of the program is to integrate treatment, support and rehabilitation in a manner that facilitates the individual's recovery. Goals for individuals in the program are to: improve functioning, reduce inpatient utilization, reduce emergency services, reduce contact with the criminal justice system, increase employment, attain higher levels of education and secure preferred housing. There are four "service components" in the program: Community Rehabilitation and Support, Intensive Rehabilitation, Ongoing Rehabilitation and Support and Clinical Treatment. This program does not include the optional Clinic Treatment component. Units of Service: Report the sum of the total monthly units of service for the year

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To provide for non-competitive job skills for OMH inpatients

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1320 ? Vocational and Educational Services - Children and Family (Non-Licensed Program) The Vocational Program for Adolescents was designed to provide work training and clinical support services for those youth with poor academic performance and social adjustment in regular day treatment programs. The program identifies 5 goals on which to focus: ? Goal 1: Help youths identify problem areas and learn ongoing coping skills (i.e., involvement in support groups, recognizing need for relaxation and medication management); ? Goal 2: Provide Vocational Assessment and on-the-job training and experience; ? Goal 3: Improve Social Skills; ? Goal 4: Improve Educational Functions; ? Goal 5: Provide Family Education and Support Units of Service: Count the number of daily staff visits.

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6140 ? Transformed Business Model (Non-Licensed Program) A Transformed Business Model was designed to transform those employment opportunities offered by a sheltered workshop provider into competitive, integrated jobs. This model may only be funded in an agency that formerly operated a sheltered workshop program and/or currently provides services through a Personalized Recovery Oriented Services program (PROS). A Transformed Business Model is a self-sustaining business such as a small retail or wholesale outlet, or manufacturing and service-oriented business that is owned and operated by an OMH provider; a TBM provides both employment and mental health supports onsite. These businesses provide integrated, competitive, employment opportunities for individuals with serious mental illness. The OMH funding is for the mental health supports* needed for the person to be successful at the job. *Supports may include assisting someone in interpreting and responding appropriately to interpersonal situations at work, or learning to cope with mental health symptoms to enhance their work performance. Financial/Benefits Counseling may be provided. Care should be taken to ensure policies exist to separate the provision of mental health support from work supervision. Note: A PROS program cannot bill for employment services for individuals employed in a TBM. The goal of supported employment is for individuals to work a minimum of 10 hours per week in an integrated, competitive job, with leeway for absence due to illness, vacation, or temporary work stoppages. See Glossary for definitions of "Competitive Employment" and "Integrated Employment". To be considered employed part time, participants should be scheduled to work a minimum of 10 hours each week. Units of Service: Unique number of individuals served per year.

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2340 ? Affirmative Business/Industry (Non-Licensed Program) An ABI is a self-sustaining business or cooperative that is owned and operated by an OMH provider (such as a small retail or wholesale outlet, or manufacturing and service-oriented business). An ABI provides integrated, competitive, employment opportunities for individuals with serious mental illness along with mental health supports onsite. These businesses provide integrated, competitive, employment opportunities for individuals with serious mental illness. The OMH funding is for the mental health supports* needed for the person to be successful at the job. *Supports may include assisting someone in interpreting and responding appropriately to interpersonal situations at work, or learning to cope with mental health symptoms to enhance their work performance. Financial/Benefits Counseling may be provided. Care should be taken to ensure policies exist to separate the provision of mental health support from work supervision. Note: An agency that operates a Personalized Recovery Oriented Services program (PROS) is not eligible to operate an Affirmative Business/Industry (ABI). A PROS cannot bill for employment services for individuals enrolled in an ABI. The goal of supported employment is for individuals to work a minimum of 10 hours per week in an integrated, competitive job, with leeway for absence due to illness, vacation, or temporary work stoppages. See Glossary for definitions of "Competitive Employment" and "Integrated Employment". To be considered employed part time, participants should be scheduled to work a minimum of 10 hours each week. Units of Service: Count the total number of Consumer hours.

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1380 ? Assisted Competitive Employment (Non-Licensed Program) ACE services may include brief pre-vocational support along with ongoing mental health supports in order to obtain and sustain integrated, competitive employment, or support for promotion or to find new employment. This program is for individuals not receiving ACCES-VR Employment services. ACE provides these individuals with vocational rehabilitation and support services, both at the work site and off-site, while addressing challenges due to the person?s mental health issues. Evidence based practices such as IPS (Individualized Placement and Supports) are recommended. Financial/Benefits Counseling may be provided. The goal of supported employment is for individuals to work a minimum of 10 hours per week in an integrated, competitive job, with leeway for absence due to illness, vacation, or temporary work stoppages. See Glossary for definitions of "Competitive Employment" and "Integrated Employment". To be considered employed part time, participants should be scheduled to work a minimum of 10 hours each week. Units of Service: Count the total number of staff hours (combine direct and indirect).

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8360 - Individual Placement Services (IPS) Initiative The IPS Initiative provides funding to Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams and eligible Community Oriented Recovery and Empowerment (CORE) Services Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) designated providers to cover the cost of employment services that cannot be reimbursed by Medicaid. Providers will fully implement the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model of supported employment, including community job development, rapid job placement, and job coaching. ACT is an evidenced-based practice that offers treatment, rehabilitation, and community integration services to individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness (SMI) using a person-centered, recovery-based approach to care. Services are provided by a mobile, multi-disciplinary team in community settings. The goal of ACT services is to assist individuals in achieving their meaningful goals and life roles. As an alternative to incarceration, the ACT team will support recovery, reduce utilization of inpatient services and criminal recidivism, and promote community safety and public health.

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0380 ? Transitional Employment Placement (TEP) (Non-Licensed Program) While exploring various types of employment opportunities through short term placements, an individual (age 18+) is able to strengthen his/her work skills and record, with the express goal of achieving assisted or unassisted competitive employment in a field the person selects. TEP provides time-limited employment and on-the-job training in one or more integrated employment settings as an integral part of the individual's vocational rehabilitation growth while addressing the person?s mental health challenges. Financial/Benefits Counseling may be provided. If ongoing supports* are needed to sustain an employment situation found via the TEP process, these funds can continue to be used for this purpose. *Supports may include assisting someone in interpreting and responding appropriately to interpersonal situations at work, or learning new coping skills designed to enhance their performance at work while coping with mental health symptoms. The goal of supported employment is for individuals to work a minimum of 10 hours per week in an integrated, competitive job, with leeway for absence due to illness, vacation, or temporary work stoppages. To be considered employed part time, participants should be scheduled to work a minimum of 10 hours each week. Individuals who are scheduled to work less than 10 hours per week or participate in a volunteer position with the express purpose of obtaining employment can be served in a TEP program though they do not meet the definition of being employed in a competitive, integrated setting. See Glossary for definitions of "Competitive Employment" and "Integrated Employment". Units of Service: Count the total number of staff hours (combine direct and indirect).

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4340 ? Ongoing Integrated Supported Employment Services (Non-Licensed Program) These services are allocated for specific individuals who have achieved job stabilization though ACCES-VR intensive employment services and are designed to provide ongoing supports to overcome mental health challenges in order to sustain integrated, competitive employment, or support for promotion or to find new employment. The goal of supported employment is for individuals to work a minimum of 10 hours per week in an integrated, competitive job, with leeway for absence due to illness, vacation, or temporary work stoppages. See Glossary for definitions of "Competitive Employment" and "Integrated Employment". To be considered employed part time, participants should be scheduled to work a minimum of 10 hours each week. Units of Service: Count the total number of staff hours.

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To provide life and employment skills for OMH inpatients to reintegrate into society