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_ 352 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 268. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 including administrative reimbursements under paragraph C.4. in this Item. 3.a. Notwithstanding the provisions of C.2. of this Item, beginning July 1, 2008, the local match rate for community based services for each locality shall be reduced by 50 percent. b. Localities shall review their caseloads for those individuals who can be served appropriately by community-based services and transition those cases to the community for services. Beginning July 1, 2009, the local match rate for non-Medicaid residential services for each locality shall be 25 percent above the fiscal year 2007 base. Beginning July 1, 2011, the local match rate for Medicaid residential services for each locality shall be 25 percent above the fiscal year 2007 base. c. By December 1 of each year, The State Executive Council (SEC) shall provide an update to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Appropriations and Senate Finance and Appropriations Committees on the outcomes of this initiative. d. At the direction of the State Executive Council, local Community Policy and Management Teams (CPMTs) and Community Services Boards (CSBs) shall work collaboratively in their service areas to develop a local plan for intensive care coordination (ICC) services that best meets the needs of the children and families. If there is more than one CPMT in the CSB's service area, the CPMTs and the CSB may work together as a region to develop a plan for ICC services. Local CPMTs and CSBs shall also work together to determine the most appropriate and cost-effective provider of ICC services for children in their community who are placed in, or at-risk of being placed in, residential care through the Children's Services Act, in accordance with guidelines developed by the State Executive Council. The State Executive Council and Office of Children's Services shall establish guidelines for reasonable rates for ICC services and provide training and technical assistance to CPMTs and fiscal agents regarding these services. e. The local match rate for all non-Medicaid services provided in the public schools after June 30, 2011 shall equal the fiscal year 2007 base. 4. Local Administrative Costs. Out of this appropriation, an amount equal to two percent of the fiscal year 1997 pool fund allocations, not to exceed $2,560,000 the first year and $2,560,000 the second year from the general fund, shall be allocated among all localities for administrative costs. Every locality shall be required to appropriate a local match based on the local match contribution in paragraph C.2. of this Item. Inclusive of the state allocation and local matching funds, every locality shall receive the larger of $12,500 or an amount equal to two percent of the total pool allocation. Localities are encouraged to use administrative funding to hire a full-time or part-time local coordinator for the Children's Services Act program. Localities may pool this administrative funding to hire regional coordinators. 5. Definition. For purposes of the funding formula in the Children's Services Act, "locality" means city or county. D. Community Policy and Management Teams shall use Medicaid-funded services whenever they are available for the appropriate treatment of children and youth receiving services under the Children's Services Act. Effective July 1, 2009, pool funds shall not be spent for any service that can be funded through Medicaid for Medicaid-eligible children and youth except when Medicaid-funded services are unavailable or inappropriate for meeting the needs of a child. E. Pursuant to subdivision 3 of § 2.2-5206, Code of Virginia, Community Policy and Management Teams shall enter into agreements with the parents or legal guardians of children receiving services under the Children's Services Act. The Office of Children's Services shall be a party to any such agreement. F. The Office of Children's Services, in cooperation with the Department of Medical Assistance Services, shall provide technical assistance and training to assist residential and treatment foster care providers who provide Medicaid-reimbursable services through the Children's Services Act to become Medicaid-certified providers. G. The Office of Children's Services shall work with the State Executive Council and the Department of Medical Assistance Services to assist Community Policy and Management Teams in appropriately accessing a full array of Medicaid-funded services for Medicaid-