101 CMR, § 451.03

Current through Register 1538, January 3, 2025

Section 451.03 - Rate Provisions

(1)Services Included in the Rate. The approved rate includes payment for all care and services that are part of the program of services of an eligible provider, as explicitly set forth in the terms of the purchase agreement between the eligible provider and the purchasing governmental unit(s).

(2)Reimbursement as Full Payment. Each eligible provider must, as a condition of acceptance of payment made by any purchasing governmental units for services rendered, accept the approved program rate as full payment and discharge of all obligations for the services rendered. Payment from any other source will be used to offset the amount of the purchasing governmental unit's obligation for services rendered to the publicly assisted client.

(3)Payment Limitations. No purchasing governmental unit may pay less than or more than the approved program rate.

(4)Approved Rates. The approved rate is the lower of the provider's charge or amount accepted as payment from another payer or the rate listed in 101 CMR 451.03(4).

Service	Unit	Rate
Safe and Stable Family Services
Safe and Stable	Hourly	$81.93
Safe and Stable - Peer Support Specialist	Hourly	$82.39
Safe and Stable - Social Connections and Permanency Support	Daily	$73.61
Preparation Support for Child Welfare
Preparation Support	Hourly	$89.30
Preparation Support - Supervised Family Time	Hourly	$110.85
Preparation Support - Peer Support Specialist	Hourly	$85.43
Therapeutic Family/Child Support for Child Welfare
Therapeutic - Family	Hourly	$125.20
Therapeutic - Youth	Hourly	$125.20
Substance Use Interventions for Child Welfare
Substance Use Interventions for Child Welfare - Parent/Caregiver Substance Use	Daily	$95.10
Substance Use Interventions for Child Welfare- Youth Substance Use	Daily	$95.10
Substance Use Interventions for Child Welfare - Peer Support Specialist, Substance Use	Daily	$71.20
Youth Support and Stabilization
Youth Support - Enrichment	Hourly	$57.32
Youth Support - Educational and Vocational	Daily	$79.17
Youth Support - Non-school Hours for Children with Disabilities	Hourly	$87.17
Youth Support - Transition-aged Youth	Daily	$96.70
Evidence-based Practices for Child Welfare
Evidence-based - Multi-systemic Therapy	Daily	$151.08
Evidence-based - Multi-systemic Therapy Ongoing Supervision/Fidelity Monitoring/Report	N/A	IC
Evidence-based - Brief Strategic Family Therapy	Hourly	$173.38
Evidence-based - Intercept	Daily	$172.04
Evidence-based - Intercept Ongoing Supervision/Fidelity Monitoring/Report	N/A	IC
Family Crisis/Trauma Intervention
Family Crisis/Trauma Intervention	Daily	$165.77
Respite for Child Welfare
Caregiver Respite - Hourly	Hourly	$83.09
Caregiver Respite - Daily	Daily	$400.66
Assessment Services for Child Welfare
Assessment	Hourly	$114.17
Mediation for Child Welfare
Mediation	Hourly	$103.35
Comprehensive Services for Child Welfare
Comprehensive Services - Family	Daily	$91.35
Comprehensive Services - Intensive Family	Daily	$135.35
Comprehensive Services - Therapeutic	Daily	$184.28
Comprehensive Services - Family Member with a Disability	Daily	$166.68
Groups for Child Welfare
Child Welfare - Groups	Group Rate	$2,547
Child Welfare - Specialty Groups	Group Rate	$3,335

101 CMR, § 451.03

Adopted by Mass Register Issue 1534, eff. 1/1/2025.

Amended by Mass Register Issue 1537, eff. 1/1/2025.