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FFPSA – Understanding the Accreditation Process for QRTPs and Other Providers TCCA Annual Conference October 1, 2019

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Page 1: FFPSA and Accreditation for QRTPs - TACFSAccreditation Timing • 12 – 18 months . or more to become accredited • Oct. 1, 2021. in Texas (some states are today!) •Need time to

FFPSA – Understanding the Accreditation Process for QRTPs and Other Providers

TCCA Annual ConferenceOctober 1, 2019

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Agenda• Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)

and QRTPs• Accrediting bodies – overview, differences

and data• FFPSA implementation in Texas• Q&A

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Why Become Accredited?

Mandate?!?

You can panic or you can plan!

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Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) - Prevention

• Title IV-E funding shift tied to focus of keeping children in family-like settings whenever possible

• Provides for 12 months discrete services for children at imminent risk of entering foster care and their families:• Mental health treatment• Substance abuse treatment and prevention• Parent skill building, and individual and family

counseling• Services must be evidence-based, trauma-

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FFPSA Congregate Care

• Only settings that federal financing will reimburse after the first two weeks a child has been in care:• Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP)• Placement setting supporting pregnant or

parenting teens• Supervised independent living for 18 year-olds• Residential care and support services to children

and youth who are at-risk of sex trafficking• Licensed residential family-based substance abuse

treatment facility (12 months only)

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Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTPs)

• Must be licensed and accredited by an HHS approved organization• CARF, COA or Joint Commission, possibly others

• Have a trauma-informed treatment model• Facilitate and document family involvement

and outreach• Provide at least 6 months post-discharge

family-based aftercare support• Registered or licensed nursing staff and other

licensed clinical staff, onsite consistent with the treatment model and available 24/7

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Becoming a QRTP• Strategic decision• Designation from the state – new licensing

category• Some states weighing costs / benefits of

creating this new category

• Accreditation ≠ QRTP, but is a requirement• Time requirements should not be under-

estimated

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Accreditation Timing• 12 – 18 months or more to become

accredited • Oct. 1, 2021 in Texas (some states are today!)

• Need time to select an accrediting body• Implementation of standards • Thousands of organizations trying to

become accredited at the same time• Accrediting bodies only have so much

capacity

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ResourcesGuide to “10 Steps to Selecting an Accrediting Body”https://AccreditationGuru.com/10-steps-selecting-accrediting-body/

Free Accreditation Readiness Self-Assessment: https://AccreditationGuru.com/READY

Foundation Center: grant search http://foundationcenter.org/

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ContactAccreditation Guru: Jennifer Flowers, Founder & CEO, [email protected], 212.945.8504

CARF: Leslie Ellis-Lang, Managing Director of Child and Youth Services,[email protected], 888.281.6531, x7162

COA: Zoë Hutchinson, Director of Recognitions and Partnerships, [email protected], 212.797.3000

Joint Commission: Yvonne Rockwood, Associate Director, Community Behavioral Health Care, [email protected], 630.792.5792

DFPS: Kristene Blackstone, Associate Commissioner, Child Protective Services, [email protected], 512.438-3313

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Thank you!

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