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Reimbursement
Information

 

MH-TCM Reimbursement Units/Models

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MH-TCM Provider Type

 


“County provided” MH-TCM provider

“County contracted” MH-TCM provider

“MCO provided” MH-TCM provider

“MCO contracted” MH-TCM provider

“Tribal Authority provided” MH-TCM provider

Usual provider type

County staff

Private agency contracted with a county

MCO
(NOTE: no MCOs currently provide MH-TCM with MCO staff)

County/Tribal Authority/and/or Private Agency contracted with MCO

Tribal Authority
638 or Indian Health Service clinic on reservation

Reimbursement unit

Monthly

.Monthly

MCO-determined (MCO paid a PMPM capitation for covered health benefits)

Monthly – MCO can establish the requirements for provider reimbursement

Per encounter (face-to-face; daily limit) contact with client

 How rate  
 determined

Annual TCM time study – monthly rate is unique to county or groups of counties (base on percentage of county social services cost pool)–

Negotiated monthly rate between county and private TCM provider agency– DHS approves rate

DHS pays the MCO a per-member-per-month capitation for all covered health benefits for MCO enrollees

Negotiated monthly rate between MCO and MH-TCM provider – private providers can not charge MCOs less than the MA rate
(MCOs have option to “tier” monthly rates based on TCM service intensity)

Federally determined rate

TCM service area of provider

Within the county; or other counties that a county has a contract with

Within the county that private agency has contract with; private agency must have contract with each county to provide TCM within the county

Within DHS/MCO contracted area

Per contract between the MCO and MH-TCM provider (within DHS/MCO contract area

To Tribal members residing within or close to reservation lands.

Funding source

Medicaid/State/ and/or County

Medicaid/State/ and/or County

Medicaid and/or
State

Medicaid and/or State

Federal/Medicaid

Code

T2023

T2023

T2023

T2023

T1017

Modifier & Service name

HE – Face-to-face contact

HE – Face-to-face contact

HE –as determined by MCO

HE –as determined by MCO

HE – Face-to-face encounter

Modifier & Service name

HE U4 – Telephone contact w/ client

HE U4 – Telephone contact w/ client

As determined by MCO

As determined by MCO

NA

Eligible provider

County entity, Case manger; Case manager associate

County-contracted entity, Case manger; Case manager associate

MCO entity, Case manager; Case manager associate

MCO-contracted County/Tribal Authority/and/or Private entity, Case manger; Case manager associate

Indian Health Service – 638 case manager; Case manager associate

LINK

MH-TCM mental health codes, rates, eligible providers, and provider qualifications link:
https://mn.gov/dhs/partners-and-providers/policies-procedures/adult-mental-health/service-rates-information/