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West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

West Virginia Department of Education

West Virginia Department of Military Affairs

West Virginia Division of Juvenile Services

West Virginia Prosecuting Attorneys Institute

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System of Care

Implement the "System of Care" model statewide.

Ensure uniform system of care is in place statewide through best practices/ quality and accountability for all treatment of WV's out-of-home children.

Service Development & Delivery

Develop and maintain accurate profile defined needs (clinical) of the targeted children in out-of-home care, both out-of-home and in-state.

Complete an accurate assessment of current in-state licensed behavioral health agencies and individuals on capacity and program expansion/ reconfiguration capabilities

Expand in-state residential and community-based capacity for out-of-home children through systematic and collaborative strategic planning.

Develop a more simplified Certificate of Need (CON) process that is need-driven and includes all appropriate agencies in evaluation/approval activity.

Ensure uniform system of care is in place statewide through best practices/ quality and accountability for all treatment of WV's out-of-home children.

Training

Address workforce staffing and development needs to ensure capacity to fulfill demand and for clinical services for out-of-home children in West Virginia in the future to have a ready professional workforce to build capacity.

Require all West Virginia service providers to be certified and to ensure on-going training of all clinical staff across all service providers.

Education

Ensure all out-of-home children are receiving appropriately quality education in all settings, and provide a flexible funding model to support educational costs.

Ensure education standards are in place and students are fully receiving the appropriate education services in all out-of-state facilities where West Virginia children are placed.

Out of State Provider Certification

Require out-of-state placements be made only to providers meeting West Virginia standards of licensure, certifications, and expected rules of operation.

Multidisciplinary Treatment

Fully support the Multidisciplinary Treatment (MDT) team concept and enhance present MDT processes statewide.