Specifications include, but are not limited to: 1. The Treatment Provider must be duly qualified and licensed to practice in the State of New York. a. The Treatment Provider must be a Board Certified or eligible Psychiatrist, a certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or a Physician’s Assistant working under the direction of a Board Certified/Board Eligible Psychiatrist. b. The Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner must have a Collaborative Practice Agreement for the entire term of the contract with a licensed physician qualified to collaborate in the specialty of Psychiatry unless the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner meets the qualifications stated in the terms of the Nurse Practitioner’s Modernization Act (effective 1/1/2015). c. The Physician’s Assistant must have a Collaborative Practice Agreement for the entire term of the contract with a licensed physician qualified to collaborate in the specialty of Psychiatry. 1. Provide psychiatric consultation for staff on the care and treatment plans for individuals. 2. Provide psychiatric assessments based on observations and interaction with the patient, whenever possible, and/or written reports/information furnished from various sources or from the people accompanying the patients. OPWDD shall provide all available/necessary information on behalf of the patients. 3. Provide in-service Programs to increase the knowledge of staff providing care and treatment. 4. On a weekly basis, the Treatment Provider will complete a listing of the dates and time of the services provided in a Service Log. This will be used for billing purposes and will be submitted with invoice, as described under section E. Accounting below under Invoices. 5. Treatment Provider shall keep such records and accounts with all supportive documentation and make available upon request to the facility and/or the New York State Office of the State Comptroller for verification of the services rendered under this agreement, for at least three (3) years subsequent to the date of final payment hereunder, or until a final audit has been made by the New York State Office of State Comptroller, whichever shall occur sooner. 6. Treatment Provider will work closely with Medical Director or designee, treatment team, family, and other providers.
