Crisis Residential Best Practices Toolkit: Funding

Intake

In this survey, we ask about the funding of your crisis program. Please take a few minutes to complete this brief survey.

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* 1. Please provide the following information about your crisis program:

Program Name:

Operated by:

City and State (and country if outside US):

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* 2. What are the sources of funding for your crisis program?

Medicaid

Federal Grant (SAMHSA, for example)

State Grant

Foundation Grant

Medicare

Veterans Administration

Donations

State Funding (non-Medicaid)

County Funding (non-Medicaid)

Other (please specify below)

Provide any additional details here:

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* 3. If your program is funded by Medicaid, how is the money distributed?

Medicaid Fee for Service/Bundled (Daily rate with all services included)

Medicaid Fee for Service/Unbundled (Each service is billed individually--nursing, labs, psychiatrist, etc.)

Federal Medicaid Waiver (1115 Waiver, for example)

Other (please specify)

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* 4. If you operate in a Fee-for-Service arrangement, do you participate in any cost settling with your funders at the end of the year if your utilization/financial goals are not met?

Yes

N/A- we do not have a Fee-for-Service arrangement

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* 5. Does your crisis program contract with any private health insurance plans (not including Medicaid Managed Care organizations)?

Yes

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* 6. How has your program diversified its funding sources in the recent past?

Legislative changes directed funding towards crisis services that allowed our program(s) to be developed.

We have increased the number of Medicaid referral sources (contracts with neighboring counties, reserving beds, etc.).

We have begun working with private health insurance plans (via pilot projects, contracts, etc.).

We have been awarded new local, state, or federal grants.

Other (please describe below)

N/A- Our funding sources have not changed significantly in the recent past.

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* 7. How has your program decreased costs in the recent past?

Use of food pantries

Accepting donations from local grocers and/or restaurants

Fundraisers

Reducing staff

Adding/increasing interns

Adding/increasing volunteers

Engaging in energy-saving initiatives (new windows, thermostats, etc.)

Other (please describe below)

N/A- We have not engaged in any cost saving measures in the recent past.

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* 1. Please provide the following information about your crisis program:

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* 2. What are the sources of funding for your crisis program?

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* 3. If your program is funded by Medicaid, how is the money distributed?

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* 4. If you operate in a Fee-for-Service arrangement, do you participate in any cost settling with your funders at the end of the year if your utilization/financial goals are not met?

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* 5. Does your crisis program contract with any private health insurance plans (not including Medicaid Managed Care organizations)?

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* 6. How has your program diversified its funding sources in the recent past?

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* 7. How has your program decreased costs in the recent past?

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* 8. What other methods have helped you to maintain a sustainable program amidst financial or operational challenges?