ONONDAGA CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC

CARE MANAGEMENT SERVICES SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FUTHER DETAILS. CIRCARE IS A NEW YORK STATE DESIGNATED LEAD HEALTH HOME COVERING 12 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. HEALTH HOME IS THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH'S PREFERRED CARE COORDINATION MODEL. IT IS NOT A PLACE BUT A NETWORK OF PROVIDERS WORKING TOGETHER TO ENHANCE AN INDIVIDUAL'S HEALTH AND OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. HEALTH HOME CARE MANAGEMENT IS A SERVICE MODEL DESIGNED FOR MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES TO ENSURE EFFECTIVE COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CARE, LEADING TO POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES FOR INDIVIDUALS. BY 2023, CIRCARE WAS CONTRACTED WITH 28 DIFFERENT CARE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES ACROSS THE 12 COUNTIES AND HAD A TOTAL OF 5,570 UNIQUE MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES ENROLLED AND PROVIDED SERVICES TO A TOTAL OF 7,701 MEMBERS. CIRCARE'S HEALTH HOME FUTURE INCLUDES ADDING ADDITIONAL HEALTH HOME CARE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES AND EXPANDING THE CURRENT CIRCARE HEALTH HOME COVERAGE AREA INTO ADDITIONAL COUNTIES.AS WELL AS BEING A LEAD HEALTH HOME, CIRCARE IS A HEALTH HOME CARE MANAGEMENT AGENCY WITHIN THE CIRCARE HEALTH HOME NETWORK. THROUGH HEALTH HOME CARE MANAGEMENT, CIRCARE CARE MANAGERS PROVIDE CARE COORDINATION TO MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES WHO HAVE A SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS, WHO ARE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS, OR WHO HAVE TWO OR MORE CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS. CIRCARE CARE MANAGERS WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR ACCESSING AND USING SERVICES AND SUPPORTS NECESSARY FOR THE PERSON'S HEALTH. AS A HEALTH HOME CARE MANAGEMENT AGENCY, CIRCARE PROVIDED CARE MANAGEMENT 6,681 SERVICES TO UNIQUE ADULT MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES IN 2023.IN ADDITION, CIRCARE IS A STATE DESIGNATED ENTITY, ALLOWING THE AGENCY TO HELP CONNECT INDIVIDUALS TO CRITICAL HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES. CIRCARE HAS PROVIDED THESE SERVICES TO SEVERAL HEALTH AND RECOVERY PLAN (HARP) MEMBERS AND IS CONTRACTED AS A PARTICIPATING PROVIDER WITH MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS IN CENTRAL NEW YORK INCLUDING FIDELIS CARE, UNITED BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, AND MOLINA HEALTHCARE.

ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT TEAM YOUTH (YACT)SEE SCHEDULE O FOR FURTHER DETAILS. THE YOUTH ASSERTIVE COMMUNITY TREATMENT TEAM (YACT) IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM THAT INCLUDES PSYCHIATRY, SOCIAL WORK, VOCATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL AND FAMILY FOCUSED, COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES. THE TEAM SERVES YOUTH AGED 10 - 21 IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION AND MEET CRITERIA FOR SERIOUS EMOTIONAL DISTRUBANCE. THE ACT SERVICE MODEL IS AN EVIDENCED BASED PRACTICE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY TO ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT WELL ENGAGED BY TRADITIONAL SERVICES. THE YOUTH ACT TEAM HAS BEEN OPERATIONAL SINCE AUGUST 2023 AND HAS SERVED A TOTAL OF 13 CLIENTS. ALMOST ALL YACT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN THE COMMUNITY, AT A PERSON'S HOME, A SHELTER, THE HOME OF FAMILY AND/OR FRIENDS, IN SCHOOL, AT MEDICAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND OTHER APPOINTMENTS. OVER THE FIRST 9 MONTHS OF THE PROGRAM BEING OPERATIONAL THE TEAM PROVIDED 542 SERVICES TO CLIENTS. OF THESE OVER 90% WERE PROVIDED FACE TO FACE. 43 OF THESE SERVICES INVOLVED CRISIS INTERVENTION INCLUDING 6 WHICH CAME THROUGH THE AFTER HOURS ON CALL SYSTEM. APPROXIMATELY 25% OF SERVICES ARE WITH COLLATERALS WITH OR WITHOUT THE CLIENT PRESENT.