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.
About the Children and Families Specialty Plan
The Children and Families Specialty Plan (CFSP) - a single, statewide NC Medicaid Managed Care plan that will support Medicaid-enrolled children, youth, and families served by the child welfare system in receiving seamless, integrated and coordinated health. As a statewide entity, the CFSP, regardless of a member’s geographic location, will provide members with access to physical health, behavioral health and pharmacy services, long-term services and supports (LTSS), and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) services, as well as services to address unmet health-related resource needs.
Stakeholder feedback has been instrumental in shaping CFSP design. The Department pursued multiple avenues for stakeholder engagement throughout 2021 and 2022 that has resulted in a CFSP design that will 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.
Interim Plan
To ensure these children and youth are not required to make multiple transitions related to North Carolina's move to managed care, NCDHHS with input from key stakeholders, implemented an interim plan that:
- Ensures children and youth have access to the full range of NC Medicaid services.
- Leverages the existing NC Medicaid Direct primary care and LME/MCO behavioral health system while directly addressing challenges and mitigating problems children in foster care face today.
- Provides access to appropriate care management and coordination support across multiple settings of care, including ensuring children and youth with high medical, behavioral or social needs should have access to a program of care management that includes the involvement of a multidisciplinary care team and the development of a written care plan.
Upcoming Children and Families Specialty Plan information
NCDHHS will:
- Share details of the Children and Families Specialty Plan request for proposal not described in the policy paper.
- Consult with stakeholders on the policy paper feedback.
- Identify opportunities to align Children and Families Specialty Plan requirements with the Family First Prevention Services Act.
- Explore potential changes to reach children earlier and offer services to children in foster care and their families.
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 |
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June 7, 2021 |
Stakeholder Brainstorm on Care Management |
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June 22, 2021 |
Care Management, cont. |
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July 12, 2021 |
Quality and Outcomes |
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July 26, 2021 |
Provider Network |
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Aug. 9, 2021 |
Workgroup Lookback and Next Steps |
For more information email Medicaid.NCEngagement@dhhs.nc.gov.
This page was last modified on 03/20/2024