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GCBH Agreement No. KITTITAS-MHBG-09/10-00
<br />a':s:
<br />'I. Definitions. The words and phrases listed below, as used in the Agreement, shall each have the
<br />following definitions:
<br />a. "Behavioral Health and Recovery„ or "BHR" means the DSHS, Health and Recovery Services
<br />Administration, Behavioral Health and Recovery Division, and its employees and authorized agents.
<br />b "Consumer" means, per WAC 388-865-0150, a person who has applied for, is eligible for or who
<br />has received mental health services.
<br />C.
<br />"Criterion and Goal" or "CG" means the Criterion and Goal found in the MHBG plan, under
<br />Section 8, that the State has submitted to the federal government, which outlines the specific ways
<br />in which the State plans to expend MHBG Funds.
<br />d. "Cultural Competence" means a set of congruent behaviors, attitudes and policies that come
<br />together in a system or agency and enable that system or agency to work effectively in cross-
<br />cultural situations. A culturally competent system of care acknowledges and incorporates at all
<br />levels the importance of language and culture, assessment of cross-cultural relations, knowledge
<br />and acceptance of dynamics of cultural differences, expansion of cultural knowledge and adaptation
<br />of services to meet culturally unique needs.
<br />e. "DSM III -R" means the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Diseases, Third Revision,
<br />published by the American Psychiatric Association.
<br />f. "GCBH" means Greater Columbia Behavioral Health and its employees and authorized agents.
<br />g. "Health and Recovery Services Administration" or "HRSA" means the DSHS Administration
<br />governing public health care, mental health care and substance abuse services, and its employees
<br />and authorized agents.
<br />h. "Medicaid" means the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Federal Department of
<br />Health and Human Services (HHS) program, which is state -operated and provides medical benefits
<br />for certain indigent or low-income persons in need of health and medical care. The program is
<br />authorized by Title XIX of the Social Security Act and may only be used to cover costs for specified
<br />services for people who meet specific eligibility criteria, and program eligibility requirements.
<br />Additionally, these funds are only paid out for these services utilizing specified rates of payment for
<br />providers following a specified administration methodology.
<br />i. "Mental Health Block Grant" or `MHBG" means those funds granted by the Secretary of the
<br />HHS, through the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), Substance Abuse and Mental Health
<br />Services Administration (SAMHSA), to states to establish or expand an organized community-
<br />based system for providing mental health services for adults with SMI and children with SI=D.
<br />States must submit an application in accordance with the law, for each fiscal year for which they
<br />seek MHBG funds. Awarded MHBG funds must be used to carry out the State plan contained in
<br />their application, to evaluate programs and services set in place under the plan, and to conduct
<br />planning, administration, and educational activities related to the provision of services under the
<br />plan.
<br />j. "MHBG Funds" means federal funds that are awarded to Washington State through the federal
<br />MHBG.
<br />k "Recovery" means the processes through which people are able to live, work, learn, and
<br />participate fully in their communities.
<br />I. "Regional Support Network" or "RSN" means a county authority or group of county authorities or
<br />other entity recognized by the DSHS Secretary through a DSHS contract for a DSHS-designated
<br />region which provides management of behavioral health services.
<br />m. "Resiliency" means the personal and community qualities that enable individuals to rebound from
<br />adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or other stresses, and to live productive lives.
<br />n. "Serious Emotional Disturbance" or "SBD" means, according to Federal Register Vol, 58, No,
<br />96, May 20, 1993, children from birth up to age 18 who have a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or
<br />emotional disorder of sufficient duration to meet diagnostic criteria specified within DSM III -R, that
<br />result in functional impairment which substantially interferes with or limits the child's role or
<br />functioning in family, school, or community activities.
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