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What is Outpatient Plus?
Outpatient Plus Services, often referred to as OPT Plus, are delivered to children and adolescents, primarily in their home, school and community with a family focus intensive.

Services are time limited with a person centered team approach that is offered in various environments and is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.

OPT Plus Services are intended to:

• Prevent the utilization of higher levels of care such as Intensive In-Home Services, and out-of-home placements (i.e., psychiatric hospital, therapeutic foster care, and residential treatment facility)

• The goals of treatment are to reduce presenting psychiatric or substance abuse symptoms,
• Provide first responder intervention to diffuse current crisis,
• Ensure linkage to community services and resources through case management.

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Who is Eligible? 

• Children and adolescents up to 17 years of age with a mental health or substance abuse diagnosis from the DSM 5 other than a sole diagnosis of IDD or developmental disability. 
• Outpatient therapy was tried and not successful.
• Crisis intervention and case management are needed.
• The beneficiary is at risk of a higher level of care, such as Intensive In-Home.
• There is no evidence to support that an alternative intervention would be equally or more affective. 

Insurance Accepted for OPT Plus:
​Vaya Health

OPT Plus Referrals