Common use of CANS Clause in Contracts

CANS. a. CANS shall be administered as appropriate to clients to support decision making and treatment planning, facilitate quality improvement, and monitor the outcomes of services. The CONTRACTOR shall abide by the CANS Operational Guideline developed by the BHSD. b. The CONTRACTOR is responsible for training, certifying, and annually re-certifying their staff on the CANS Comprehensive 5+. In addition, if the CONTRACTOR provides services to children from birth through age 5, then the CONTRACTOR is responsible for training, certifying, and annually re-certifying their staff on the CANS: Early Childhood. c. The CONTRACTOR shall maintain a minimum of two (2) staff that are the CONTRACTOR’s CANS Trainers to ensure sustainability and that CANS principles and philosophy are integrated into clinical practice. d. The CONTRACTOR shall maintain an online account with the Praed Foundation to access online CANS trainings, certification, and annual recertification. e. The CONTRACTOR shall make available CANS data for the CFT in conformity with all DocuSign Envelope ID: 026E3214-3E9C-49D2-A998-983422F41A19 applicable laws. After January 1, 2017, a client is required to have a CFT within the first sixty (60) days of entering into the child welfare or probation xxxxxx care placement. Follow up CFTs are required every six (6) months, and as needed. As defined in the California Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC), Section 16501, a CFT is also required for clients residing in a group home or STRTP placement with an existing case plan. Best practice dictates that meetings shall occur as soon as possible for purposes, including but not limited to, case planning, placement determination, emancipation planning and/or safety planning. The CONTRACTOR providing mental health services to children in the child welfare or probation system may also be invited to participate in the CFT. f. When invited, the CONTRACTOR shall attend the CFT meeting, and shall summarize the CANS data in a template provided by the BHSD to share with the CFT to help guide the process. The CONTRACTOR shall obtain a Release of Information (ROI) from the client in order to be able to share the information with parties in attendance of the CFT that are not covered by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Information Notice. Additional guidance can be found in ACL 18-09 (xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-09.pdf?ver=2018-01-26-162122-640) and ACL 18-85 (xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-85.pdf?ver=2018-07-09- 134620-230). g. The CONTRACTOR shall implement TCP as the model for service delivery and treatment/care planning. All clinical staff shall be trained in TCP and shall practice to TCP standards and philosophy. Staff shall develop a case formulation and TCP treatment/care plan as delineated in the BHSD’s TCP curriculum. The BHSD shall offer TCP training and support for training trainers. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for ensuring their staff is trained.

CANS. a. 1) CANS shall be administered as appropriate to clients to support decision making and treatment planning, facilitate quality improvement, and monitor the outcomes of services. The CONTRACTOR shall abide by the CANS Operational Guideline developed by the Behavioral Health Services Department (BHSD). b. 2) The CONTRACTOR is responsible for training, certifying, and annually re-re- certifying their staff on the CANS Comprehensive 5+. In addition, if the CONTRACTOR provides services to children from birth through age 5, then the CONTRACTOR is responsible for training, certifying, and annually re-certifying their staff on the CANS: Early Childhood. c. 3) The CONTRACTOR shall maintain a minimum of two (2) staff that are the CONTRACTOR’s as CANS Trainers to ensure sustainability and that CANS principles and philosophy are integrated into clinical practice. d. 4) The CONTRACTOR shall maintain establish an online account with the Praed Foundation to access online CANS trainings, trainings and certification, and annual recertificationby first quarter of the AGREEMENT. e. 5) The CONTRACTOR shall make available CANS data for the CFT in conformity with all DocuSign Envelope ID: 026E3214-3E9C-49D2-A998-983422F41A19 applicable laws. After January 1, 2017, a client child or youth is required to have a CFT within the first sixty (60) days of entering into the child welfare or probation xxxxxx care placement. Follow up CFTs are required every six (6) months, and as needed. As defined in the California Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC), Section 16501, a CFT is also required for clients those children and youth residing in a group home or STRTP placement with an existing case plan. Best practice dictates that meetings shall should occur as soon as possible for purposes, including but not limited to, case planning, placement determination, emancipation planning and/or safety planning. The CONTRACTOR providing mental health services to children in the child welfare or probation system may also be invited to participate in the CFT. f. . When invited, the CONTRACTOR shall attend the CFT meeting, and shall summarize the CANS data in a template provided by the BHSD to share with the CFT Child and Family Team to help guide the process. The CONTRACTOR shall should obtain a Release of Information (ROI) from the client in order to be able to share the information with parties in attendance of the CFT that are not covered by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Services’ Information Notice. Additional guidance can be found in ACL 18-09 (xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-09.pdf?ver=2018-01-26-162122-640xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18- 09.pdf?ver=2018-01-26-162122-640) and ACL 18-85 (xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-85.pdf?ver=2018-07-09- 134620-xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-85.pdf?ver=2018-07-09-134620- 230). g. The CONTRACTOR shall implement TCP as the model for service delivery and treatment/care planning. All clinical staff shall be trained in TCP and shall practice to TCP standards and philosophy. Staff shall develop a case formulation and TCP treatment/care plan as delineated in the BHSD’s TCP curriculum. The BHSD shall offer TCP training and support for training trainers. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for ensuring their staff is trained.

CANS. a. 1) CANS shall be administered as appropriate to clients children/youth to support decision making and treatment planning, facilitate quality improvement, and monitor the outcomes of services. The CONTRACTOR shall abide by the CANS Operational Guideline developed by the BHSD. b. 2) The CONTRACTOR is responsible for training, certifying, and annually re-re- certifying their staff on the CANS Comprehensive 5+. In addition, if the CONTRACTOR provides services to children clients from birth through age 5, then the CONTRACTOR is responsible for training, certifying, and annually re-certifying their staff on the CANS: Early Childhood. c. 3) The CONTRACTOR shall maintain a minimum of two (2) staff that are the CONTRACTOR’s CANS Trainers trainers to ensure sustainability and that CANS principles and philosophy are integrated into clinical practice. d. 4) The CONTRACTOR shall maintain establish an online account with the Praed Foundation to access online CANS trainings, trainings and certification, and annual recertificationby the first quarter of the program start date. e. 5) The CONTRACTOR shall make available CANS data for the CFT in conformity with all DocuSign Envelope ID: 026E3214-3E9C-49D2-A998-983422F41A19 applicable laws. After January 1, 2017, a client child or youth is required to have a CFT within the first sixty (60) days of entering into the child welfare or probation DocuSign Envelope ID: 026E3214-3E9C-49D2-A998-983422F41A19 xxxxxx care placement. Follow up CFTs are required every six (6) months, and as needed. As defined in the California Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC), Section 16501, a CFT is also required for clients those children and youth residing in a group home or STRTP Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) placement with an existing case plan. Best practice dictates that meetings shall should occur as soon as possible for purposes, including but not limited to, case planning, placement determination, emancipation planning and/or safety planning. The CONTRACTOR providing mental health services to children in the child welfare or probation system may also be invited to participate in the CFT. f. 6) When invited, the CONTRACTOR shall attend the CFT meeting, and shall summarize the CANS data in a template provided by the BHSD to share with the CFT to help guide the process. The CONTRACTOR shall should obtain a Release of Information (ROI) from the client in order to be able to share the information with parties in attendance of the CFT that are not covered by the Department of Health Care Services Services’ (DHCS) Information Notice. Additional guidance can be found in ACL 18-09 (xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-09.pdf?ver=2018-01-26-162122-640xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-09.pdf?ver=2018-01-26- 162122-640) and ACL 18-85 (xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-85.pdf?ver=2018-07-09- 134620-230xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18- 85.pdf?ver=2018-07-09-134620-230). g. The CONTRACTOR shall implement TCP as the model for service delivery and treatment/care planning. All clinical staff shall be trained in TCP and shall practice to TCP standards and philosophy. Staff shall develop a case formulation and TCP treatment/care plan as delineated in the BHSD’s TCP curriculum. The BHSD shall offer TCP training and support for training trainers. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for ensuring their staff is trained.

CANS. a. 1) CANS shall will be administered as appropriate to clients to support decision making and treatment planning, facilitate quality improvement, and monitor the outcomes of services. The CONTRACTOR shall abide by the CANS Operational Guideline developed by the BHSD. b. 2) The CONTRACTOR is shall be responsible for training, certifying, and annually re-certifying their staff on the CANS Comprehensive 5+. In addition, if the CONTRACTOR provides services to children from birth through age 5, then the CONTRACTOR is shall be responsible for training, certifying, and annually re-re- certifying their staff on the CANS: Early Childhood. c. 3) The CONTRACTOR shall maintain a minimum of two (2) staff that are the CONTRACTOR’s CANS Trainers to ensure sustainability and that CANS principles and philosophy are integrated into clinical practice. d. 4) The CONTRACTOR shall maintain an online account with the Praed Foundation to access online CANS trainings, certification, and annual recertification. e. 5) The CONTRACTOR shall make available CANS data for the CFT Child and Family Team (CFT) in conformity with all DocuSign Envelope ID: 026E3214-3E9C-49D2-A998-983422F41A19 applicable laws. After January 1, 2017, a client child or youth is required to have a CFT meeting within the first sixty (60) days of entering into the child welfare or probation xxxxxx care placement. Follow up CFTs are required every six (6) months, and as needed. As defined in the California Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC), Section 16501, a CFT is also DocuSign Envelope ID: 026E3214-3E9C-49D2-A998-983422F41A19 required for clients those children residing in a group home or STRTP Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) placement with an existing case plan. Best practice dictates that meetings shall should occur as soon as possible for purposes, including but not limited to, case planning, placement determination, emancipation planning and/or safety planning. The CONTRACTOR providing mental health services to children in the child welfare or probation system may also be invited to participate in the CFT. f. 6) When invited, the CONTRACTOR shall attend the CFT meeting, and shall summarize the CANS data in a template provided by the BHSD to share with the CFT Child and Family Team to help guide the process. The CONTRACTOR shall should obtain a Release of Information (ROI) from the client in order to be able to share the information with parties in attendance of the CFT that are not covered by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Services’ Information Notice. Additional guidance can be found in ACL 18-09 (xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-09.pdf?ver=2018-01-26-162122-640xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-09.pdf?ver=2018-01-26- 162122-640) and ACL 18-85 (xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-85.pdf?ver=2018-07-09- 134620-230xxxx://xxx.xxxx.xx.xxx/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18- 85.pdf?ver=2018-07-09-134620-230). g. The CONTRACTOR shall implement TCP as the model for service delivery and treatment/care planning. All clinical staff shall be trained in TCP and shall practice to TCP standards and philosophy. Staff shall develop a case formulation and TCP treatment/care plan as delineated in the BHSD’s TCP curriculum. The BHSD shall offer TCP training and support for training trainers. The CONTRACTOR shall be responsible for ensuring their staff is trained.