MEDICAID Intensive In-Home Services

What are Intensive In-Home Services (IIH)?

IIH is a bundled mental health service encompassing intensive individual and family counseling, life skills activities, crisis intervention, behavior management and case management. A thorough evaluation is completed and a tailored intensive service plan (ISP) addresses each child and his/her individual and family needs. NCG provides close collaboration with other involved agencies and providers.

Who qualifies for IIH?

• Children and adolescents who have Medicaid insurance.
• Children and adolescents between the ages of 4 and 21.
• Children and adolescents demonstrating a clinical necessity arising from a condition due to mental, substance abuse, behavioral, or emotional illness that results in significant functional impairments in major life activities and placing them at risk for removal from their home.

What population does IIH serve?

IIH targets children and adolescents who meet the above criteria and are at-risk for removal from the home due to behavioral, mental health or substance abuse problems. Additionally, children and adolescents who are transitioning home from an out-of-home placement such as foster care, detention, or residential programs may be appropriate for services.

How long do services last?

Each client receiving IIH services is eligible for up to 26 weeks of services per year. Medicaid requires a minimum of 3 hours a week and NCG averages 10-12 hours per week depending on the unique needs of the child. There is no limit on the number of hours provided.

I have a referral, how do I get started?

Call us at the office in your region to screen or inquire about specific criteria! After a short screening is completed, an NCG counselor immediately contacts the family and schedules a comprehensive evaluation. If the child is found eligible for IIH, then services begin immediately. In cases where the child does not fit the criteria, appropriate referrals are made. The time period from a referral being made and services beginning is typically between 24-48 hours.

Home Based Services

Who Receives Home-Based Services?

• Children and adolescents
• Families (traditional, blended, single-parent, foster care)

What is the Role of Home-Based Services?

To provide comprehensive services to at-risk children, adolescents and families in order to stabilize the family and maintain the home environment, establish and work on treatment goals and facilitate the use of community resources by the family. NCG homebased counselors work collaboratively with community professionals to prevent placement outside their home.

What do Home-Based Services Provide?

• Mental Health and Substance Abuse Evaluation. Individual and Family Counseling.
  Therapeutic Mentoring
• Parenting Skills
• Behavior Management
• Life Skills (communication, money management, time management, anger management and social skills)
  
• Alcohol and Drug Urine Screening
• 24-Hour on call Crisis Response and Stabilization
• Relapse Prevention Training
• Personal Care Training (nutrition, diet, grooming)
• Conflict Resolution
• Discharge Planning
• Anger Management
• Supervised Visitation
• Residential Diversion Program

How are Services Accessed?

Services can be accessed by directly contacting NCG. We accept referrals from CSA, CST /FAPT /FAST, CAT, Social Services, Juvenile Probation, school and CSB staffs, as well as attorneys or other community professionals.

Who Pays?

• Comprehensive Services Act (CSA)
• Juvenile Courts ( VJCCCA, Family Reunification)
• Self-Pay
• Adoption Subsidies