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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 112823" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Ok...I may be the boards leading expert on NC and its mental health system since it appears that OTE doesnt post here much anymore. I dealt with it for 14 years for my son and I still deal with it somewhat for myself. </p><p></p><p>I agree that the way they "passed the buck" down to the local agencies was a huge fiasco. The theory was that it was going to save medicaid dollars but it hasnt. It has created tons of little for profit agencies that take medicaid, medicare, access state funds for the indigent, and also take normal insurance. Sounds like a windfall for those agencies if you have ever seen what medicaid pays for things like Techs. It was around $30 bucks an hour back in 1999 so I am sure it is more now. </p><p></p><p>I had problems accessing out of home placements that were adequate for my sons needs too. They wanted to keep sending him to group homes and he needed a locked placement. </p><p></p><p>I dont know if calling the head of Children and Family's will still help or not. That is where I finally called and got action. I kept a parent report going and I gave it out like candy every place we went. You have to be persistent with these people and not take no for an answer. There is a website online where you can get all the info on how he qualifies for what and where the places are. </p><p></p><p>I will try and track all this down for you later. I also have an appointment later today with my therapist who works for one of these little offshoot agencies. I will pick her brain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 112823, member: 1514"] Ok...I may be the boards leading expert on NC and its mental health system since it appears that OTE doesnt post here much anymore. I dealt with it for 14 years for my son and I still deal with it somewhat for myself. I agree that the way they "passed the buck" down to the local agencies was a huge fiasco. The theory was that it was going to save medicaid dollars but it hasnt. It has created tons of little for profit agencies that take medicaid, medicare, access state funds for the indigent, and also take normal insurance. Sounds like a windfall for those agencies if you have ever seen what medicaid pays for things like Techs. It was around $30 bucks an hour back in 1999 so I am sure it is more now. I had problems accessing out of home placements that were adequate for my sons needs too. They wanted to keep sending him to group homes and he needed a locked placement. I dont know if calling the head of Children and Family's will still help or not. That is where I finally called and got action. I kept a parent report going and I gave it out like candy every place we went. You have to be persistent with these people and not take no for an answer. There is a website online where you can get all the info on how he qualifies for what and where the places are. I will try and track all this down for you later. I also have an appointment later today with my therapist who works for one of these little offshoot agencies. I will pick her brain. [/QUOTE]
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