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STATE OF WASHINGTONDEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
Aging and Long-Term Support AdministrationHome and Community Services Division
PO Box 45600, Olympia, WA 98504-5600
H19-011– InformationFebruary 21, 2019
Amended March 25, 2019Amended July 1, 2019
TO: Area Agency on Aging (AAA) Directors Home and Community Services (HCS) Division Regional Administrators
FROM: Bea Rector, Director, Home and Community Services Division
SUBJECT: New provider type, a board-certified music therapist, is now available for client training services in several HCS programs. Rate Range of $27.00-31.00 established for this provider type
PURPOSE: To inform staff that a new provider type, a board-certified (MT-BC) music therapist, has been added to the list of qualified providers for the following programs/services, and a rate range established:
Client Training service offered through COPES, Residential Support Waiver, and Roads to Community Living;
Training and Education services available under MAC and TSOA. Rate Range: $27-31.00 per 15 minutes of service
Educational materials related to board certified music therapists and the work they do can be found below in the “Attachment” section of this MB.
A webinar was presented on March 20, 2019 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm. A copy of the presentation, DSHS Client Training Music Therapy, is included in the Attachment section of this MB.
BACKGROUND: Per the American Music Therapy Association, Inc., “Music therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.”
WHAT’S NEW, Effective January 1, 2019 the COPES and Residential Support Waiver were
HCS MANAGEMENT BULLETIN
CHANGED, OR CLARIFIED:
approved by CMS for an additional 5 years. Both waivers added a new provider type under the service of Client Training, a board certified music therapist.
MAC and TSOA programs will also offer this new provider type under the service category of Training and Education.
Case managers have the option to authorize a board-certified music therapist for Client Training services (COPES, Residential Support Waiver, and Roads to Community Living) and Training & Education services (MAC and TSOA) when the provider has an active Client Training contract.
The contract, 1045XP Community Transition and Training, has been updated to include a board-certified music therapist as a qualified provider type.
A rate range of $27-31.00 has been established for this provider type. This rate range includes the following:
An additional 45 minutes outside of the active session to document assessment/session results towards the therapeutic goal, and
Commute time, car maintenance, and gas costs
ACTION: Contract staff may begin contracting with board-certified music therapists effective immediately, negotiating a rate within the approved range of $27-31.00 per 15 minutes. Social services staff should become familiar with this provider type as a new option for clients under Client Training or Training & Education services. To authorize this service, use ProviderOne service code H2014, UD (Client Training, non-medical).
RELATED REFERENCES:
ATTACHMENT(S):
CONTACT(S): Jamie Tong, Waiver Program Manager (360) 725-3293Jamie.Tong@dshs.wa.gov
Debbie Johnson, MTD Waiver Program Manager (360) 725-2531Debbie.Johnson2@dshs.gov
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