Code of Massachusetts Regulations › 101 CMR - EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Title 101 CMR 418.00 - Payments For Youth Short-Term Stabilization and Emergency Placement Services › Section 418.02 - Definitions

Current through Register 1525, July 5, 2024
As used in
				101 CMR 418.00, unless the
				context requires otherwise, terms have the meanings in 101 CMR 418.02.
Add-on Rate
. A rate that is intended
				to provide an additional, necessary service not included in the current
				programmatic model, which will be instituted at the discretion of the
				purchasing governmental unit.
Alternative Lock-up Program
. An
				Alternative Lock-up Program (ALP) relieves police departments of the burden of
				caring for juveniles held on bail, prearraignment, during non-court hours,
				thereby ensuring that no juvenile is detained in a police lockup for longer
				than the federally mandated six-hour time limit. An ALP must provide a minimum
				number of beds at separate locations, for use by either males or females, to
				house alleged juveniles held on bail, prearraignment, from the time of their
				arrest until their arraignment during the next available court session. An ALP
				serves juvenile offenders who are arrested during non-court hours by law
				enforcement agencies within their designated region.
Client
. A child, adolescent, or young
				adult receiving youth short-term stabilization and emergency placement services
				purchased by a governmental unit.
Cost Report
. The document used to
				report costs and other financial and statistical data. The Uniform Financial
				Statements and Independent Auditor's Report (UFR) is used when required.
EOHHS
. The Executive Office of Health
				and Human Services, established under M.G.L. c. 6A.
Full-time Equivalent (FTE)
. Staff
				position equivalent to a full-time employee.
Governmental Unit
. The Commonwealth,
				any board, commission, department, division, or agency of the Commonwealth, and
				any political subdivision of the Commonwealth.
Per Diem
. Service
				unit based on a 24-hour period of care.
Provider
. Any individual, group,
				partnership, trust, corporation, or other legal entity that offers youth
				short-term stabilization and emergency placement services for purchase by a
				governmental unit and that meets the conditions of purchase or licensure that
				have been or may be adopted by a purchasing governmental unit.
Staffing Support
. The additional staff
				members, with positions ranging from clinical to direct care and including
				varying levels of support staff from food services to secure transporters, who
				supplement DYS staff within the state-operated residential programs. The
				purchasing agency provides specific definitions for each position.
Utilization
. The proportion of a
				program's capacity that is filled by clients on a regularly measured basis,
				expressed as a percentage.
Youth and Transition Age Youth Detoxification and
				Stabilization Programs
. A short-term (generally less than 45 days)
				24-hour addiction treatment program for adolescents or transition age youth who
				abuse or are dependent on alcohol or drugs, which may be accompanied by mental
				health issues. These programs provide stabilization/detoxification services for
				males and females 13 through 17, and 16 through 20 years of age. Services
				provide gender-specific medical, psychological, and behavioral stabilization;
				biopsychosocial assessment; treatment planning; referral to appropriate
				treatment and support services; and follow-up for the adolescents.
Youth Short-term Stabilization and Emergency
				Placement
. Programs that provide a child or adolescent a place of
				overnight housing in a specialized residential setting for a short-term period,
				generally less than 45 days, to promote stabilization, determine appropriate
				long-term placement, or provide integration and ongoing
				services.