37.87.1415    HOME SUPPORT SERVICES (HSS), PROVIDER REQUIREMENTS

(1) The HSS provider must be a mental health center as described in ARM Title 37, chapter 106, subchapter 19.

(2) HSS teams should consist of a family support specialist (FSS) and a clinical lead.

(3) HSS providers must ensure caseload sizes are sufficiently small to permit home support teams to respond flexibly to differing service needs of youth and families, including frequency of contact. FSS caseloads may vary between 4 to 14 families.

(4) HSS providers must provide coaching to an FSS on in-home behavioral health skills. The clinical lead shall provide feedback based on observation of practice, review of plans of care and other documentation, and progress for each youth and caregiver. The FSS must meet with their clinical lead regularly. Frequency must be at least once a week, or more frequently based on documented skills and competencies.

(5) Coaching and mentoring must be skills-based and include coaching to promote competencies in key skill sets such as safety planning, behavior management, cognitive behavioral interventions, caregivers and systemic interventions, and psychoeducation. 

History: 53-2-201, 53-6-113, MCA; IMP, 53-2-201, 53-6-101, MCA; NEW, 2020 MAR p. 2435, Eff. 1/1/21.