800.1 The provisions of this chapter governing conditions of participation for providers of free standing mental health clinic services shall be in support and furtherance of the following goals:

(a) To provide quality mental health services to all in the total Medicaid-eligible population who need them;

(b) To provide mental health treatment at locations most conducive to meeting the needs of the Medicaid patient;

(c) To ensure ongoing improvement in continuity of treatment among the various providers of such treatment; and

(d) To emphasize outpatient and community-based treatment in order to reduce the need for inpatient services.

800.2 A Free Standing Mental Health Clinic (also referred to in this chapter as a "FSMHC") desiring to participate as a provider of service in the D.C. Title XIX (Medicaid) program shall be certified as fully in compliance with all of the requirements set forth in this chapter.

800.3 Certification is the responsibility of the D.C. Department of Human Services (also referred to in this chapter as the "Department").

800.4 To obtain certification as a FSMHC, a FSMHC shall meet the requirements set forth in §§ 801 through 808 of this chapter.

800.5 Entities certified as a FSMHC in accordance with the requirements set forth in this chapter are eligible to apply for certification as a Health Home in accordance with the requirements set forth in 22-A DCMR §§ 2500, et seq.

800.6 A FSMHC that is certified as a Health Homes is eligible to receive reimbursement for the provision of Health Home services in accordance with the requirements set forth in 29 DCMR §§ 6900, et seq.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking adopted at 29 DCR 264 (January 15, 1982); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 7931 (July 5, 2019).