Children and Families Specialty Plan
Blue Cross Blue Shield NC was selected to operate the Children and Families Specialty Plan (CFSP) - a single, statewide NC Medicaid Managed Care plan designed to support Medicaid-enrolled children, youth and families served by the child welfare system in receiving seamless, integrated and coordinated health care.
As a statewide entity, the CFSP, regardless of a member’s geographic location or situation, will provide members with the same basic benefits and services and the following services:
- Physical health
- Behavioral health such as outpatient therapy, inpatient treatment and crisis and therapeutic residential options for children
- 1915(i) Home and Community-Based services
- Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) services
- Long term services and supports
- Pharmacy services
- Unmet health-related resource needs including housing, food, transportation and interpersonal violence
Stakeholder feedback was instrumental in shaping the CFSP plan. The Department used multiple avenues for stakeholder engagement throughout 2021, 2022 and 2024 that resulted in a CFSP design to provide children, youth and families served by the child welfare system in North Carolina with a specialized plan intended to improve near and long-term health outcomes, increase access to health and health-related services and strengthen and stabilize families.
Read the press release, NCDHHS Announces NC Medicaid Managed Care Children and Families Specialty Plan, here.
Resources
- Children and Youth Transitioning from NC Medicaid Managed Care to Foster Care, English - Spanish
- Children and Youth Transitioning from NC Medicaid Managed Care to Foster Care for Providers
Webinar: North Carolina Medicaid Managed Care Transformation as of April 1, 2023: Implications for Children and Youth Served by the Child Welfare System: A Resource for DSS County Child Welfare Workers - March 23, 2023
Webinar: Transition to Tailored Care Management for Children/Youth Served by the Child Welfare System:
A Resource for County DSS and Other Stakeholders - Nov. 29, 2022
Webinar: Updates on North Carolina’s Children and Families Specialty Plan - Feb. 17, 2022
- Presentation
- Recording (Passcode: 81x1?u#Z)
Webinar: An Update on North Carolina’s Specialized Foster Care Plan – June 4, 2021
Webinar: An Overview of North Carolina's Specialized Foster Care Plan – Feb. 11, 2021
| Date | Proposed Topic(s) | Meeting Materials |
| Jan. 11, 2022 | Update on North Carolina’s Specialized Foster Care Plan |
| Date | Proposed Topic(s) | Meeting Materials |
| April 19, 2021 |
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| May 3, 2021 |
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| May 17, 2021 | Care Management | |
| June 7, 2021 | Stakeholder Brainstorm on Care Management | |
| June 22, 2021 | Care Management, cont. | |
| July 12, 2021 | Quality and Outcomes | |
| July 26, 2021 | Provider Network | |
| Aug. 9, 2021 | Workgroup Lookback and Next Steps |
About the Children and Families Specialty Plan
NCDHHS released the revised Children and Families Specialty Plan Policy Paper on Jan. 16, 2024.
The original North Carolina's Specialized Foster Care Plan was released in February 2021, requesting input from those who support these populations and other interested stakeholders. After reviewing recommendations, NCDHHS offers several updates to the Children and Families Specialty Plan.
For more information email Medicaid.NCEngagement@dhhs.nc.gov.
This page was last modified on 08/15/2024