441—83.121(249A) Definitions.
“Assessment” means the review of the consumer’s current functioning in regard to the consumer’s situation, needs, abilities, desires, and goals.
“Care coordinator” means the professional who assists members in care coordination as described in 441—paragraph 78.53(1)“b.”
“Case manager” means the person designated to provide Medicaid targeted case management services for the consumer.
“CMS” means the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
“Consumer” means an individual up to the age of 18 who is included in a Medicaid coverage group listed in 441—75.1(249A) and is a recipient of children’s mental health waiver services.
“Deeming” means considering parental or spousal income or resources as income or resources of a consumer in determining eligibility for a consumer according to Supplemental Security Income program guidelines.
“Department” means the Iowa department of human services.
“Electronic visit verification system” means, with respect to personal care services or home health care services defined in Section 12006 of the 21st Century Cures Act, a system under which visits conducted as part of such services are electronically verified with respect to: (1) the type of service performed, (2) the individual receiving the service, (3) the date of the service, (4) the location of service delivery, (5) the individual providing the service, and (6) the time the service begins and ends.
“Guardian” means a parent of a consumer or a legal guardian appointed by the court.
“HCBS” means home- and community-based services provided under a Medicaid waiver.
“IME” means the Iowa Medicaid enterprise.
“IME medical services unit” means the contracted entity in the Iowa Medicaid enterprise that determines level of care for consumers initially applying for or continuing to receive children’s mental health waiver services.
“Integrated health home” means the provision of services to enrolled members as described in 441—subrule 78.53(1).
“Interdisciplinary team” means the consumer, the consumer’s family, and persons of varied professional and nonprofessional backgrounds with knowledge of the consumer’s needs, as designated by the consumer and the consumer’s family, who meet to develop a service plan based on the individualized needs of the consumer.
“ISIS” means the department’s individualized services information system.
“Local office” means a department of human services office as described in 441—subrule 1.4(2).
“Managed care organization” means an entity that (1) is under contract with the department to provide services to Medicaid recipients and (2) meets the definition of “health maintenance organization” as defined in Iowa Code section 514B.1.
“Medical institution” means a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual disability, a psychiatric hospital or psychiatric medical institution for children, or a state mental health institute that has been approved as a Medicaid vendor.
“Mental health professional” means a person who meets all of the following conditions:
	1.	Holds at least a master’s degree in a mental health field including, but not limited to, psychology, counseling and guidance, psychiatric nursing and social work; or is a doctor of medicine or osteopathic medicine; and
	2.	Holds a current Iowa license when required by the Iowa professional licensure laws (such as a psychiatrist, a psychologist, a marital and family therapist, a mental health counselor, an advanced registered nurse practitioner, a psychiatric nurse, or a social worker); and
	3.	Has at least two years of postdegree experience supervised by a mental health professional in assessing mental health problems, mental illness, and service needs and in providing mental health services.
“Psychiatric medical institution for children level of care” means that the member has been diagnosed with a serious emotional disturbance and an independent team as identified in 441—subrule 85.22(3) has certified that ambulatory care resources available in the community do not meet the treatment needs of the recipient, that proper treatment of the recipient’s psychiatric condition requires services on an inpatient basis under the direction of a physician, and that the services can reasonably be expected to improve the recipient’s condition or prevent further regression so that the services will no longer be needed.
“Serious emotional disturbance” means a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder that (1) is of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria for the disorder specified by the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) published by the American Psychiatric Association; and (2) has resulted in a functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits a consumer’s role or functioning in family, school, or community activities. “Serious emotional disturbance” shall not include neurodevelopmental disorders, substance-related disorders, or conditions or problems classified in the current version of the DSM as “other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention,” unless these conditions co-occur with another diagnosable serious emotional disturbance.
“Service plan” means a person-centered, outcome-based plan of services that is written by the member’s case manager with input and direction from the member and that addresses all relevant services and supports being provided. The service plan is developed by the interdisciplinary team, which includes the member and, if appropriate, the member’s legal representative, member’s family, service providers, and others directly involved with the member.
“Skill development” means that the service provided is habilitative and is intended to impart an ability or capacity to the consumer. Supervision without habilitation is not skill development.
“Targeted case management” means Medicaid case management services accredited under 441—Chapter 24 and provided according to 441—Chapter 90 for consumers eligible for the children’s mental health waiver.
“Waiver year” for the children’s mental health waiver means a 12-month period commencing on July 1 of each year.
[ARC 0306C, IAB 9/5/12, effective 11/1/12; ARC 2164C, IAB 9/30/15, effective 10/1/15; ARC 2361C, IAB 1/6/16, effective 1/1/16; ARC 3184C, IAB 7/5/17, effective 8/9/17; ARC 3874C, IAB 7/4/18, effective 8/8/18; ARC 5597C, IAB 5/5/21, effective 7/1/21]