1. CCFA HYBRID
“A More Sustainable Approach”
Serving Our Children & Families with
Respect & Dignity While Utilizing
Non-Traditional Funding Sources
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2. In 2009, the state DFACS Director, Mary Dean Harvey
asked Hugo Mullins (Family Ties Director) to assemble a
group of providers to come up with ideas on how DFACS
could streamline and improve their services. The provider
group presented having CCFA assessments done under
Medicaid, and doing away with having psychological’s
automatically on all kids. The plans were shelved in the
transition from Ms. Harvey to Mark Washington as State
DFACS Director.
In January 2011 Family Ties developed and implemental its
CCFA hybrid in Cobb County. We have expanded to
Douglas and Cherokee Counties.
Family Ties and the CCFA hybrid
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3. It is the name Family Ties has given for doing a CCFA
assessment which is paid for through Medicaid.
Children must be ages 4 to 18, and have an Axis I
diagnosis. At minimum all kids entering foster care
have an adjustment disorder and therefore qualify for
an assessment.
What is a CCFA Hybrid?
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4. In addition to the cost savings to DFACS, doing a CCFA Hybrid
offers a number of benefits:
1. The information about the child tends to be more
comprehensive than a traditional CCFA.
2. Treatment goals for the children tend to be more
behaviorally specific and measurable since that is a requirement
of Medicaid.
3. Clinical counseling to both the child and family can start
sooner and when focused on the child’s behavior or emotional
issues are paid for by Medicaid.
4. The sooner clinical services start, the sooner a child can be
reunified, if that is the plan.
5. The State of Georgia’s new trauma assessment
requirement can/will be integrated into the CCFA assessment.
Benefits of a CCFA Hybrid
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5. Do all kids coming into foster care qualify for CCFA/Hybrid?
No.
Children ages 1 to 3 will need to have their CCFA assessment paid
for in the traditional DFACS way and rates.
Children whose primary insurance is a CMO/Medicaid will be
charged the CCFA rate.
Care Management Organization (CMO’s) only pay for 1 hour or 2
hours for an assessment. DFACS will need to supplement the
rate paid for these kids at $600.00 for the first child and $150.00
for an additional child. Please note some kids will have both
CMO and foster care Medicaid. In that case, we must bill under
the CMO Medicaid. This generally happens when a child comes
into DFACS custody near the end of a month, and the parent has
already paid their premium for the following month.
CCFA Hybrid 5Facts
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