A NOTE ABOUT INTERAGENCY TEAM MEETINGS AND YOUR RIGHTS
Child Services InterAgency Team Meetings Teens Only Family Service
* You have the right to be heard at the Interagency
Team Meeting and to be treated with dignity and respect by everyone
there.
* No one can pressure you to agree to a treatment plan for your child
that you do not agree with.
* Services that are prescribed, or ordered, by a doctor (psychiatrist
or psychologist) for your child may not be denied at this meeting.
* If CBH decides to deny all or part of the services decided on by your
child's doctor(s), CBH must let you know in writing the reason for the
denial. CBH must also tell you how to appeal, or ask for a second review,
if you do not agree with the denial.
* If your child is already getting the services that the doctor orders,
those services cannot be cut back until 10 days after CBH mails you
the letter telling you why the service was denied.
* If you tell CBH and/or the Department of Public Welfare (DPW) that
you want to appeal the decision within 10 days of getting the letter
(see Complaints and Grievances section), your child's services will
keep going until you get a final decision on your appeal, or until the
prescription ends.
