Medicaid Funding

Using Medicaid Funding for MST

Medicaid funding has emerged as an important part of the MST landscape and is playing a critical role in the financial sustainability of many MST programs across the United States. However, we caution stakeholders about using Medicaid funding as the only funding source due to the potential limitations and challenges of using Medicaid funds to support the model-adherent implementation of MST.

There are many requirements to consider when using Medicaid funding for MST in your community. Some areas of consideration include:

• Funding for Non-Medicaid Eligible Youth/Clients
• Staff Training and Program Quality Assurance Requirements
• Staffing Requirements for Supervisors and Therapists
• Program Operational Requirements
• Admission, Exclusion and Discharge Criteria

MST Services Comprehensive Medicaid Informational Packet:

Download this comprehensive informational packet which includes:

• Position statement on Medicaid Funding for MST Programs
• MST Preferred Service Description
• MST Preferred Service Description Rating Form
• Multisystemic Therapy H2033 HCPCS code
• Current listing of known state MST Service Descriptions and their ratings by MST Services

Download the Comprehensive Medicaid Informational Packet

How MST Saves Money for Medicaid:

Download this informational packet to learn more about how your state can utilize Medicaid to fund Multisystemic Therapy. In this packet you will find out:

• How other states have seen cost benefits by using Medicaid funding for MST
• A sample of selected Medicaid rates 
• Steps a Medicaid system can take in adding MST to its approved programs

Download "How MST Saves Money for Medicaid"

Request for Proposal (RFP) Information:

For those interested in assistance with Request For Proposal (RFP) development, please refer to MST RFP Template link below. This file is helpful when writing an RFP for an MST program as it contains the elements that should be included in the RFP for MST.

Download the RFP Template

Case Studies of Successful Implementations of the MST Program and Medicaid:

• Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice – Consistent – Download Report
• New Mexico Interagency Behavioral Health – Highly Consistent – Download Report

To discuss MST and Medicaid further, contact us today: