Vendor presents behaviorally complex care model to Senate committee; proposes $100/day add‑on pilot and $2.96M biennial cost

Dr. Christina Kovacs, chief clinical officer and cofounder of Behavioral Health Solutions, presented the company’s behaviorally complex care model to the Senate Human Services Committee and pitched a two‑year pilot that would provide an add‑on payment and wraparound behavioral health services for high‑needs residents in nursing facilities and basic care.

Kovacs said the Nevada program she helped implement provides an add‑on daily rate (the model she cited ranged between $111 and $326 per day in Nevada depending on the services). For North Dakota she proposed a $100 per‑day add‑on payment for qualifying residents, and described a two‑year pilot with a total estimated biennial cost of $2,961,000. Nikki Wagner, president of the Long Term Care Association, introduced Kovacs to the committee and said the program is one example of a state approach to keep behaviorally complex…