Family First Prevention and Services Act (FFPSA)

In Progress Tasks

January

  • Continue ongoing planning and approvals for PCIT with the bid process for providers of PCIT
  • Child Specific Prevention Plan work and training development for CD staff support
  • Continue work on system change requests, invoicing processes, reporting processes, and service codes
  • Work with Chapin Hall to review current processes as well as identify gaps to design a data sharing process that meets federal requirements for FFPSA
  • Ongoing updates with Chapin Hall to the Title IV-E Prevention Plan Amendment to include Community Pathway 

Next Steps

February

  • Post PCIT Invitation for Bid (IFB) for bid
  • Continue Child Specific Prevention Plan work and training development for CD staff support
  • Continue work on system change requests, invoicing processes, reporting processes, and service codes
  • Meet with Chapin Hall, CTF, and fiscal to review financing strategies for reimbursement, including braiding funding strategies
  • Develop a Child Specific Plan and design a process for Title IV-E Eligibility for Home Visiting (HV) Community Pathway
  • Ongoing updates with Chapin Hall to the Title IV-E Prevention Plan Amendment to include Community Pathway

March

  • Begin provider IFB evaluations
  • Finalize and test the development of service codes, invoicing, and system change requests for PCIT
  • Training for CD staff in pilot sites
  • Work with Chapin Hall and CTF to develop a process for invoicing and claiming, and to review/update the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) processes for the HV Community Pathway
  • Ongoing updates with Chapin Hall to the Title IV-E Prevention Plan Amendment to include Community Pathway

April

  • Award PCIT Provider contracts
  • Training for CD staff in pilot sites
  • Coordinate pre-training tasks with PCIT purveyor and PCIT providers
  • Meet with Chapin Hall and CTF to discuss workforce training/support and a communication approach for HV Community Pathway
  • Ongoing updates with Chapin Hall to the Title IV-E Prevention Plan Amendment to include Community Pathway

May

  • Training activities begin for PCIT
  • Referrals for PCIT service begin
  • Finalize our work with Chapin Hall on the development of a community Pathway
  • Continue working with CTF to implement a community pathway
  • Ongoing updates with Chapin Hall to the Title IV-E Prevention Plan Amendment to include Community Pathway 

Completed Tasks

2025 - Quarter 4

October

  • BSFT purveyor identified as a single feasible source.
  • Ongoing planning and approvals for BSFT and PCIT with the Office of Administration (OA) and DSS legal.
  • Met with Chapin Hall and data individuals from both DSS and CTF to discuss data and reporting requirements for FFPSA.

November

  • Worked with the FACES team to make changes to the system that will allow online invoicing for FFPSA Prevention Services.
  • Continued work with the bid process for providers of PCIT.
  • Met with Chapin Hall and CTF to discuss Home Visiting Program Structure, overview, funding, and candidacy definition.

December

  • Continued plans for PCIT providers for final approvals and awards by early 2026.
  • Continued work with Chapin Hall and CTF in the development of a Community Pathway for Home Visiting to focus on financing strategies for reimbursement and partnership.
2025 - Quarter 3

July

  • Met with BSFT purveyor to discuss updated Scope of Work

August

  • Continued working with the BSFT purveyor to align provider documents with model requirements.
  • Met with team to discuss options for system invoicing, payments, and reporting.
  • Reengaged in Community Pathway discussions for Home Visiting Programs, with Chapin Hall and Children’s Trust Fund (CTF)

September

  • Continued approvals for PCIT purveyor as a single feasible source.
  • Continued reviews and approvals for BSFT and PCIT plans for issuing bid opportunities to providers.
  • Met with Chapin Hall and CTF for further discussion and planning for Home Visiting community Pathway development. 
2025 - Quarter 2

May

  • Drafted Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) purveyor Request for Proposal (RFP)
  • Drafted Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and BSFT provider documents for bid opportunities.

June

  • CIT purveyor contractual documents reviewed and approved by DSS legal.
  • Status changed for BSFT purveyor, allowing for the option of a single feasible source.
  • Continued drafting the PCIT and BSFT provider contract documents.