Common use of Therapeutic Behavioral Services Clause in Contracts

Therapeutic Behavioral Services. Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) are supplemental specialty mental health services covered under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) benefit as defined in Cal. Code Regs., tit. 9, § 1810.215. TBS are intensive, one-to-one services designed to help beneficiaries and their parents/caregivers manage specific behaviors using short-term measurable goals based on the beneficiary’s needs. TBS are available to beneficiaries in accordance with the Department of Mental Health Information Notice 08-38, the TBS Coordination of Care Best Practices Manual, version 2 (October 2010), and the TBS Documentation Manual, version 2 (October 2009).