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	OhioRISE Eligibility

Children and youth who may be eligible for OhioRISE:

Are eligible for Ohio Medicaid (either managed care or fee for service) Are age 0-20, and
Require significant behavioral health treatment, measured using the Ohio Children’s Initiative Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment or a recent inpatient behavioral health hospital/PRTF admission

Governor Mike DeWine announced the Ohio Department of Medicaid’s launch of OhioRISE (Resilience through Integrated Systems and Excellence), Ohio’s first-ever highly specialized behavioral health program for children and youth with the most complex behavioral health needs
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	OhioRISE Objectives

OhioRISE is a specialized Medicaid managed care program for children and youth with complex behavioral health needs. Effective on July 1, OhioRISE:

Puts young people and their caregivers in the driver’s seat, honoring family voice and choice through the services and systems being introduced through OhioRISE.

Covers new and improved behavioral health services and supports to give more children and youth the opportunities they deserve to grow into healthy adults at home, in school, and in their communities.

Uses evidence-based care coordination approaches that help children, youth, and caregivers navigate across multiple systems so they can receive the high-quality treatment and supports they need.

Helps to prevent custody relinquishment by better serving youth and families who need additional services because of their intensive needs.

	OhioRISE Enrollment

As of July 1, children and youth who are determined OhioRISE-eligible can enroll into the OhioRISE program and receive care coordination services that they need.

Beginning July 1, 2022, ~5,500 of Ohio’s youth and children with complex behavioral health challenges are being proactively enrolled so we can begin assessing and meeting their needs on Day One.

At the end of the first year, OhioRISE is expected to serve 50,000 of Ohio’s children and youth.

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who are served by Medicaid.