Overview of Children and Family Treatment and Support Services Manual Updates
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To: NYS Children and Family Treatment and Support Services (CFTSS) Service Providers
Re: Updated CFTSS Provider Manual
Date: February 16, 2024
To reorganize and streamline CFTSS guidance documents, New York State (NYS) is reissuing a revised version of the CFTSS Provider Manual to reflect a consolidation of program and Evidence Based Practice (EBP) guidance. For ease of review, we have outlined the major edits below.
Edits Made to the CFTSS Manual:
| Reference | Description of Edit |
|---|---|
| Introduction and Billing Sections | Addition of Child Health Plus
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| Section III: Service Modalities Section VII: Billing & Coding: CFTSS Billing | Addition of telehealth allowances when conducted in accordance with state-issued guidance and any required designation/licensure, as applicable. |
| Section III: Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR): Restrictions/Exclusions | Language added to clarify rehabilitative intervention and any need for habilitative supports must be sought via additional or alternative programming. |
| Section V: Utilization Management Guidelines | All references to programming/services other than CFTSS removed. |
| Section VII: Billing & Coding: Claims Information Appendix: CFTSS Rate Code Descriptions | Language added to address claiming based on the county in which services are provided. |
| Section VII: Billing & Coding: Service Combinations | Section reformatted and language added to provide additional information on limited allowances for CFTSS and program co-enrollment. |
| Section VII: Billing & Coding: CFTSS Billing | New subsection added under OLP and CPST regarding EBP billing. |
| Appendix | Reordered to account for EBP Guidance |
| Appendix A: CFTSS Rate Code Descriptions | Rate codes added for OLP and CPST EBPs |
| Appendix C: EBP Guidance | Billing section updated and new section ('Appropriateness') added to inform EBP appropriateness and contraindications. |
