1. The Child Mental Health Treatment Act

2. What is the Child Mental Health Treatment Act?
Other names: HB 1116 and SB 230
1. A treatment resource for families of eligible children
2. An alternative to unwarranted child welfare involvement
3. A family preservation and reunification program

3. Non-Medicaid
Medicaid
Points of Access
Each Community Mental Health Center has a designated CMHTA liaison.
Medicaid: can call Mental Health Center or BHO
Only responsible person (parent) can request an assessment.

4. CMHC
Name
Address
Phone
Fax
Arapahoe/Douglas MH Network
Liz Dowdell, LPC Joni Thompson, LCSW
155 Inverness Drive West, Suite 200 Englewood, CO 80112
AspenPointe (El Paso, Teller, Park Counties)
Susan Murphy, MSW, LCSW Mariel Garcia, LPC
179 Parkside Dr., Colorado Springs, C
Aurora Community MHC
David Duquette, PsyD
10782 E. Alameda Aurora, CO 80012
Axis Health System (Southwest Colorado)
Ryan Elliott Kristen Hale, LCSW
281 Sawyer Dr, Suite 100 Durango, CO 81303
Centennial MHC (North Eastern Colorado Counties)
Pam Craig, LPC
650 E Walnut PO Box 533 Elizabeth, CO
Community Reach Center (Adams County)
Lisa Madrid
8931 Huron St. Thornton, CO 80260
Jefferson Center for Mental Health (Jeffco)
Stacey Davis, LCSW
7828 Vance Dr. Arvada ,CO 80003

5. Mental Health Center of Denver
Marc Eshler, LCSW Orlando Padilla, LPC
4353 E. Colfax Ave. Denver Colorado 80220
Mental Health Partners (Boulder)
John Ashby, LCSW Monica Ainsworth, MA
1333 Iris Ave, Boulder, CO 80304
Midwestern Colorado MHC (Montrose, Delta, Gunnison, Hinsdale, Ouray, San Miguel counties)
Shaun Sowle, LCSW, CAC III
P O Box 1208 Montrose, CO 81402
Mind Springs Health (North West Colorado)
Ned Becker, LPC, RPT-S
515 28¾ Road Grand Junction, CO 81501
North Range Behavioral Health (Weld County)
Deborah Edsall, MA, LPC
1140 M Street Greeley, CO 80631
San Luis Valley CMHC
Victoria Romero, Jennifer Silva
8745 County Road 9 South Alamosa, CO ,
Solvista Health (Custer, Fremont, Chaffee, and Lake County)
Dean Horton
3225 Independence Rd. Canon City, CO 81212
Southeast Mental Health Services
Terrie Leonard
711 Barnes, La Junta, CO 81050
Spanish Peaks MHC (Pueblo, Huerfano, Los Animas)
Dawn Rivas
1012 Abriendo St Pueblo, CO 81001
Touchstone Health Partners (Larimer County)
Kass Schreiber, LCSW, Dan Stone, LPC
2001 S. Shields, Bldg K Ft. Collins, CO 80526
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6. Children with Medicaid
Access to an assessment for residential services only
Funded by Capitated Medicaid
Non-Medicaid funding is not available to Medicaid children
If denied, the family can request OBH to complete a clinical review

7. Children with Private Insurance or no Insurance
Access to an assessment for funding of community, residential, and transitional treatment services
Funded in part by Medicaid, General Fund, and Tobacco dollars

8. 1. Private insurance or non-insured
2. Birth to 17.99
3. Not Medicaid eligible
4. No funder for treatment
5. Has a Mental Illness
6. Family has Custody
7. Without services the child is at risk of out of home placement
WHO?
CMHTA Funding

11. Some of What’s Covered with CMHTA Fundinging
Case Management
Day Treatment
Residential
Family Therapy
Medication Monitoring
Outpatient
Your Community- Your Resources!
Therapeutic Foster Home
Respite
Animal Assisted
Mentoring
Applied Behavior Analyst
In-Home

12. Fee Structure Household income: $55,000 per year Fee for Residential
1 child living in the home: $726 per month
2 children living in the home: $501 per month
3 Children living in the home: $425 per month
Fee for Community based care
1 child: 12% of total care, max of $363
2 children: 8% of total care, max of $250
3 Children: 7% of total care, max of $212

13. Assessment and Notification Time Frames
Situation
Time*
Emergent
Within 6 hours
Urgent
Within 24 hours
Routine
Within 3 days
*Notification may be extended to 14 days if the parent is in agreement

14. Assessment Process Non-Medicaid Medicaid Decision
Face to Face Mental Health Evaluation
Records Review
Phone Consultation
Non-Medicaid
Medicaid
Decision

15. DENIAL

16. Then family can appeal to the state
Denial
Non-Medicaid
Medicaid
Denied
Family is denied services with CMHTA
Initial Appeal
Family can appeal to the agency (CMHC/BHO)
Then family can appeal to the state
Medicaid: CDHS and or/ALJ
Non-Medicaid: CHDS

17. Additional Information Please Contact:
Andrew Gabor, MA, LPC Manager, Child Mental Health Treatment Act Office of Behavioral Health 3824 W. Princeton Avenue Denver, CO Phone: Fax: