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Tazewell CPMT adopts CSA manual edits shifting CON completion to IACCT and tightening packet deadlines
Summary
The Tazewell County Community Policy and Management Team on Dec. 16 approved edits to its CSA Local Policies and Procedure Manual that assign completion of the Certificate of Need (CON) for residential placements to IACCT providers and set Friday-morning deadlines for IFSP/CANS packets to the CSA Coordinator.
The Tazewell County Community Policy and Management Team approved targeted edits to the county’s CSA Local Policies and Procedure Manual during a Dec. 16 meeting, moving responsibility for completing the Certificate of Need for residential placements to Independent Assessment, Certification and Coordination Team (IACCT) providers and tightening timelines for case documentation.
CPMT Chair Michelle Brown convened the meeting at 10 a.m.; the attendance roster included David Taylor, director of Tazewell County Department of Social Services, and other agency and community representatives. The edits to page 16 specify that the IACCT provider must complete the Certificate of Need and obtain necessary physician signatures; the case manager must ensure the CSA Coordinator receives a copy for the client’s CSA file. David Taylor made the motion to approve the page 16 edits; Robin Jackson seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The manual changes also revise page 18 to remove a requirement that FAPT members sign the CON if FAPT authorizes residential treatment after a physician signs, and amend page 20 to require that a completed IFSP or review and updated CANS be submitted to the CSA Coordinator no later than the Friday morning before a FAPT meeting. Related language on presenting at FAPT was likewise updated to require necessary packets be delivered to the CSA Coordinator by that same Friday deadline. Motions to approve the page 18 and page 20 edits were made and carried unanimously.
The coordinator advised members that FAPT is working to include the IACCT process on page 8 for additional clarification about accessing CSA funding. Members agreed to review manual pages 40–55 at their Jan. 27, 2025 meeting; pages 24–39 required no edits at the Dec. 16 meeting.
These revisions change who is responsible for completing assessment documentation for residential placements and make submission timelines for case materials explicit. The changes were procedural clarifications intended to align documentation flow with an independent assessment process rather than to alter FAPT’s multi-disciplinary role in eligibility decisions. The meeting record shows all motions on the manual edits passed unanimously.
The CPMT is scheduled to meet next on Jan. 27, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.
