Every enrolled child requires a Discharge Note. This document acts as a final file review for both direct service providers and admin by closing the electronic health record, finalizing necessary documentation for the State Database, and notifying the Data Entry team of the child’s discharge, disposition, and progress.
Regardless of circumstance, all children who are enrolled are required to have a discharge note. This discharge note can be completed with or without the child/family present.
The date on the Discharge Note should be the date of documentation, must occur no later than the day prior to the child’s third birthday. See Part B and Part C service overlap for additional considerations.
If the child has not been enrolled for 6 months, no additional exit IDAs or Child Outcome Summaries are needed, and the Discharge note will not prompt for additional information. The provider will only be asked to complete:
- Progress Note (tab)
- Treatment Plan
- Discharge
- Charges tab: because this discharge note was completed with a file review, the provider will add charges to FSC for time spent reviewing the record and completing the discharge note.