Minnesota clarified that providers may use the DC 0-3 diagnosis classification system to diagnose young children, crosswalk that diagnosis to a DSM diagnosis, and bill Medicaid for treatment services. MN trained mental health providers and early childhood professionals on the DC: 0-3 system and the crosswalk and worked to increase the number of providers certified to provide the Children's Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS) benefit. Minnesota Medicaid clarified that providers (including primary care providers) who use a standardized developmental screening tool may bill for that service under CPT code 96110. Medicaid now instructs providers to attach a modifier (UC) to this code to indicate a mental health screen (distinct from a general developmental screen). Health Plans are developing a common message on coverage and billing across payers; incentives offered for use of screening tool, and inclusion in contracts for 2007.

This section contains resources for "Paying for Improvements" developed by Minnesota.

• Views on the Early Childhood Mental Health System in Ramsey County
  Cheryl Holm-Hansen. (Foundations For Success newsletter, December 2005). This report summarizes the results of a survey of mental health services in Ramsey County.
  FdnsForSuccess_12-05sum.pdf

• 2007 Families and Children Final Contract
  Minnesota Department of Human Services (November 29, 2006) This resource details how Minnesota improved its managed care contracts to include financial incentives to providers for using standardized developmental and mental health screenings tools—see Section 7.10.6 for further details
  2007 Families and Children Final Contract

• Minnesota Department of Human Services Managed Care Contract
  This resource outlines policy improvements made during the ABCD project to Managed Care Contracts. Sections 7.10.6. of the contract sets down financial incentives for implementation of standardized developmental and mental health screening with use of appropriate CPT code by participating MCO providers.
  Minnesota contract for MA GA and MinnesotaCare services.pdf

• Partners and Providers Page, MHCP Provider Manual, Children’s Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS)
  This section of the Minnesota Health Care Programs Manual details the CTSS program, including eligibility requirements and covered services. Minnesota improved program coverage by creating CTSS, which provides mental health services to children with an emotional disturbance.
  Partners and Providers Page, MHCP Provider Manual, Children’s Therapeutic Services and Supports (CTSS)