CFTSS
Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS formerly SPA)
Webinars
Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) Provider Forum - Nov 7, 2024
Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) Provider Forum - Nov 15, 2023
Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) Principles and Documentation - June 27, 2023
Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) Informational Webinar - Webinar - May 23, 2023
Telehealth: Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) - Webinar - May 08, 2023
Youth Peer Support and Training (YPST): Preparing for Managed Care - Webinar - Nov 18, 2019
- Provides service overview with case examples and discusses managed care billing, contracting, medical necessity/UM, referrals, and recommendations for YPST.
Family Peer Support Services (FPSS): Preparing for Managed Care - Webinar - May 13, 2019
- Provides refresher of FPSS and discusses Managed Care billing, contracting, medical necessity, referrals and recommendation process for FPSS.
- FAQ document from this training
Billing and UM Office Hour for CFTSS: OLP, CPST, PSR - November 15, 2018
CFTSS Billing Update Webinar: OLP, PSR, CPST - November 6, 2018
Children and Family Treatment and Support Services: OLP, PSR, CPST Refresher - Webinar - Oct 25, 2018
- Provides a refresher for OLP, CPST and PSR; reviews what was presented on those services at the in-person Children and Family Treatment and Support Services trainings held in May and June. Also covers additional context and examples.
Utilization Management for CFTSS: OLP, CPST, PSR - Webinar - September 18, 2018
- Discusses process of Utilization Management for OLP, CPST, and PSR including medical necessity, utilization management requirements and strategies to optimize utilization management.
- FAQ document from this training
Children and Family Treatment and Support Services Training - In-person training - May/June 2018
- Reviews 4 of the new CFTSS (formerly SPA): OLP, CPST, PSR and FPSS including service descriptions and implementation details.
- FAQ document from this training
Documents/Guidance
Children and Family Treatment and Support Services Provider Manual for EPSDT Services - Updated June 2024
PHE Unwind Guidance Regarding Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) Flexibilities - June 27, 2023
CFTSS Provider Guidance: Health Record Documentation - June 2022
- Overview of Children and Family Treatment and Support Services Health Record Documentation Updates - June 2022
Policy on NYS OMH Oversight and Monitoring of Unlicensed CFTSS Designated Providers - May 16, 2022
Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS): Collateral Contacts - May 2021
CFTSS OLP and CPST Designation/Licensure Update
- CMHRS Regulation Waiver - extended July 20, 2021
- Transitioning to a CMHRS Program Guidance - July 6, 2020
- CMHRS Guidance - August 2019
- CMHRS CPAR Application Guidance - Jan 2020
- Provider agencies who do not otherwise have an OMH license, and would like to apply for CMHRS licensure, are required to complete the OMH Comprehensive Prior Approval Review (CPAR) application process.
- CMHRS EZ PAR Application Guidance - Sept 23, 2019 - for currently designated OMH OLP/CPST providers
- State Presentation - August 2019 - currently designated OLP/CPST providers are required to review
- CFTSS Incident Reporting Manual - Updated August 1, 2019
CFTSS Pathways to Care - State Refresher - August 2019
- Resource sheet on the referral and recommendation process for accessing CFTSS.
CFTSS Health Record Documentation - Provider Guidance - June 2019
Concurrent Admission to an Office of Mental Health Licensed Clinic and Children and Family Treatment and Support Services - January 2019
Other Licensed Practitioner (OLP) Memo - April 2019
Medical Necessity/Utilization Management
UM Authorization Grid for CFTSS: OLP, CPST, PSR, FPSS, YPST, and CI
- Includes information about individual Managed Care Plan requirements for notification, pre-authorization and concurrent review for OLP, CPST, PSR, FPSS, YPST, and CI services.
Children and Family Treatment Support Services Continuing Authorization Request Form - NYS approved and released Jan 7, 2019
- The form was developed in collaboration with providers MMCPs as a sample template to capture all the necessary information to substantiate medical necessity for CFTSS. Some MMCPs will require concurrent review authorization after the first three visits. This form can be used by providers who are making concurrent review authorization requests to MMCPs. This form is not required by the State.
Accessing CFTSS - Example of Medical Necessity/LPHA Recommendation Form - December 5, 2019
- NYS released as a sample recommendation form. Use of this form is not required.