1. Financial Needs Assessment
Section 2 Findings
Financial Needs Assessment

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3. Fund Sources Thirty seven different fund sources accessed:
Federal: 18
State and Local: 14
Non-governmental: 5
Range of total fund sources utilized:
Low – 5
High – 19

4. Provider Reimbursement
State pays Providers 2
Regional Agency pays providers 1
Local agency pays providers 3
Fund source pays providers

5. Funding Distribution System Components Direct Services Contracts 3 2
Grants
Fee for Service 1

6. System of Payments
Three states reported that they had a system of payments
The system of payments was established by:
Statute (2)
Regulation (2)
Policies and procedures (3)

7. System of Payments Family Resources used include:
Private Insurance (2)
Co-Payments (1)
Deductibles (1)
Sliding Fee scales (3)

8. System of Payments Resources collection method:
State bills/collects (2)
Local agency bills/collects (1)
Individual Provider bills/collects (1)

9. System of Payments Funds retained at:
State Level (1)
Local level (1)
All funds reinvested in the Part C system

10. Cost Per Child Direct Services Cost System Cost 5 states did not know
1 state estimated $4,172
System Cost
3 states did not know
3 states provided estimates with a range of $4,000 to $5,256

11. Federal Obligation Concerns
Non-substitution of funds (2)
Payor of last resort (3)
Edgar (2)
Concerns:
Targeted case management
Accessing insurance
Need to develop a system of payments

12. Data Electronic Paper Demographics 5 1 Family Income 3
Service Utilization 6
Payment Sources
Other Program Eligibility
Other Data

13. “Other Data” Child and Family Outcomes Delivered Services
Service Providers
618 Data