Central Florida Behavioral

“The executive committee has the ability to act on behalf of the board of directors. All members of the executive committee have voting rights and are part of the board of directors.”

“Section 3.1.2 of the organization's bylaws were amended to state that the board of directors shall have at least one director who is a funded provider representative.”

“The executive committee reviews form 990 and makes a recommendation to the board of directors prior to filing with the irs. The executive committee packet is made available to all board members.”

“All board members are required to annually sign a conflict-of-interest form. While the majority of the board members and the executive committee are community members serving in the interest of the community, at least one board member is a provider representative, as mandated by the bylaws. If a board member feels they cannot vote on a specific consent item due to a potential conflict, they are required to recuse themselves from the vote.”

“Central florida behavioral health network, inc. Engages an independent compensation consulting firm, hr edge, to conduct a salary study and survey for all positions. The last study was completed in 2022. A salary plan is developed from the results of the compensation study. Annual salary/benefit changes are dictated by the annual budget approved by the board of directors and documented in the board minutes. The executive committee recommends and approves compensation changes for the ceo.”

“The organization's form 990, conflict of interest policy, and governing documents will be made available upon request.”

“Program service detail 1. Aftercare - aftercare services, including but not limited to relapse prevention, are a vital part of recovery in every treatment level. Aftercare activities include client participation in daily activity functions that were adversely affected by mental illness and/or substance abuse impairments. New directional goals such as vocational education or re-building relationships are often priorities. Relapse prevention issues are key in assisting the client's recognition of triggers and warning signs of regression. Aftercare services help families and pro-social support systems reinforce a healthy living environment. 2. Assessment - assessment services assess, evaluate, and provide assistance to individuals and families to determine level of care, motivation, and the need for services and supports to assist individuals and families identify their strengths. 3. Case management - case management services consist of activities aimed at identifying the recipient's needs, planning services, linking the service system with the person, coordinating the various system components, monitoring service delivery, and evaluating the effect of the services received. 4. Crisis stabilization - these acute care services, on a twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week basis, provide brief, intensive mental health residential treatment services. These services meet the needs of individuals who are experiencing an acute crisis and who, in the absence of a suitable alternative, would require hospitalization. 5. Crisis support/emergency - these non-residential care services are generally available twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, or some other specific time period, to intervene in a crisis or provide emergency care. Examples include: mobile crisis, crisis support, crisis/emergency screening, crisis telephone, and emergency walk-in. 6. Ccst - services provided include assessment, case management, intensive case management, supported housing, aftercare, supported employment, outreach, outpatient, in-home/on-site, intervention, information and referral, prevention, prevention/intervention and other transition and non-traditional support services as negotiated by the department and the provider. The services are designed to assist and guide individuals in reconnecting with society and rebuilding skills in identified roles in their environment. 7. Day-night - day-night services provide a structured schedule of non-residential services for four (4) or more consecutive hours per day. Activities for children and adult mental health programs are designed to assist individuals to attain skills and behaviors needed to function successfully in living, learning, work, and social environments. Generally, a person receives three (3) or more services a week. Activities for substance abuse programs emphasize rehabilitation, treatment, and education services, using multidisciplinary teams to provide integrated programs of academic, therapeutic, and family services. 8. Drop-in/self-help centers - these centers are intended to provide a range of opportunities for persons with severe and persistent mental illness to independently develop, operate, and participate in social, recreational, and networking activities. 9. Florida assertive community treatment (fact) team - these non-residential care services are available twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week, and include community-based treatment, rehabilitation, and support services provided by a multidisciplinary team to persons with severe and persistent mental illness. 10. Incidental expenses - this cost center provides for incidental expenses, such as clothing, medical care, educational needs, developmental services, fact team housing subsidies and pharmaceuticals (if not required by the rfp to be reimbursed through a separate cost reimbursement contract), and other approved costs. All incidental expenses must have prior written authorization”

“20. Outreach - outreach services are provided through a formal program to both individuals and the community. Community services include education, identification, and linkage with high-risk groups. Outreach services for individuals are designed to: encourage, educate, and engage prospective clients who show an indication of substance abuse and mental health problems or needs. Client enrollment is not included in outreach services. 21. Prevention - prevention services are those involving strategies that preclude, forestall, or impede the development of substance abuse and mental health problems, and include increasing public awareness through information, education, and alternative-focused activities. These services may be directed either at a level ii prevention target where the client has been identified or at a level i prevention target where the client is not identifiable. 22. Residential level i - these licensed services provide a structured, live-in, non-hospital setting with supervision on a twenty-four (24) hour, seven (7) days per week basis. A nurse is on duty in these facilities at all times. For adult mental health, these services include group homes. Group homes are for longer-term residents. These facilities offer nursing supervision provided by, at a minimum, licensed practical nurses on a twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days per week basis. For children with serious emotional disturbances, level 1 services are the most intensive and restrictive level of residential therapeutic intervention provided in a non-hospital or non-crisis support unit setting, including residential treatment centers. Medicaid residential treatment centers (mrtc) and residential treatment centers (rtc) are reported under this cost center. On-call medical care must be available for substance abuse programs. Level 1 provides a range of assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and ancillary services in an intensive therapeutic environment, with an emphasis on treatment, and may include formal school and adult education programs. 23. Residential level ii - level ii facilities are licensed, structured rehabilitation-oriented group facilities that have twenty-four (24)hours per day, seven (7) days per week, supervision. Level ii facilities house persons who have significant deficits in independent living skills and need extensive support and supervision. For children with serious emotional disturbances, level ii services are programs specifically designed for the purpose of providing intensive therapeutic behavioral and treatment interventions. Therapeutic group home (tgh), specialized therapeutic foster home (stfh) - level ii and therapeutic foster home (tfh) - level 2 are reported under this cost center. For substance abuse, level ii services provide a range of assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and ancillary services in a less intensive therapeutic environment with an emphasis on rehabilitation, and may include formal school and adult educational programs. 24. Residential level iii - these licensed facilities provide twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week supervised residential alternatives to persons who have developed a moderate functional capacity for independent living. For children with serious emotional disturbances, level iii services are specifically designed to provide sparse therapeutic behavioral and treatment interventions. Therapeutic group home (tgh), specialized therapeutic foster home (stfh) - level i and therapeutic foster home (tfh) - level 1 are reported under this cost center. For adults with serious mental illness, this cost center consists of supervised apartments. For substance abuse, level iii provides a range of assessment, rehabilitation, treatment and ancillary services on a long-term, continuing care basis where, depending upon the characteristics of the clients served, the emphasis is on rehabilitation or treatment. 25. Residential level iv - this type of facility may have less than tw”

“33. Recovery and support - these services are designed to strengthen and/or regain the client's skills, develop the environmental support necessary to help the client thrive in the community and meet life goals which promote recovery and resiliency. Services provided include substance abuse education, coordination of medical or health issues, employment or educational coordination and support, family/ marital/parenting guidance, life skills, anger/stress management coping skills, support counseling and other applicable services, approved by the department which are designed to facilitate recovery and resiliency. 34. Methadone maintenance - methadone medication maintenance consists of a group of outpatient services which utilize methadone and other opioid replacement therapies, where permitted, in conjunction with assessment, rehabilitation and treatment services. 35. B-net - this program provides behavioral health services to children with severe emotional or substance-related disorders who are also eligible for services and are enrolled under the florida kidcare program. Enrolled children shall be provided any of the medically necessary behavioral health services that are available to medicaid eligible children.”

“The finance committee is comprised of three members from the board of directors and one cfo from our provider agencies. Cfos from our provider agencies are encouraged to participate in the meetings. The finance committee holds the responsibility of reviewing monthly internal financial statements to stay appraised of the network's financial position. They are the first to review all budgets, audits, and the selection of an independent audit firm. After reviewing these items, the committee makes a recommendation to the board of directors, who hold all decision-making powers. This process has not changed from the prior year.”