MEDICAID-Boise Blackfoot

MEDICAID: Boise or Blackfoot, Idaho

Where do I start?

1. Take our next Family First Parent Training
2. Sign up for the YES Program through Idaho Medicaid
3. Work with your Family First agency to get authorized through Optum Idaho

Start here: Parent Training

What do I need to know?

About Family First

TIME FRAME
90 days

LOCATION
Approximately 1-hour driving distance of Boise or Blackfoot, Idaho

PROVIDERS
Family First Teams of
Healthy Foundations, Boise, ID
Stillwaters Counseling, Blackfoot, ID

PARENT TRAINING
Introduction to the Family First Program: the tools and structure you will use in the home
Parent Workbook: Reference guide as you go through the program
Access to Facebook parent support page: after completion of Parent Training

REQUIREMENTS
Family First Parent Training (on-line)
Current in YES Program (not required for training but for the in-home program)

PROGRAM DETAILS
Start Date:
Certified provider introduces the program in the home
(all members living in the home are present; 2-4 hours typically in the evening).
First Day:
Certified provider spends 4-5 hours in the home in the morning.
First Week:
Typically up to 4 hours a day
Continues through 90 days:
5-10 hours a week depending on need
NOTE: hours in the home vary per family and situation

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AFTER 90 DAYS
Written treatment summary: including on-going recommendations emailed to parents
Returned to agency: for counseling and wrap-around services as needed
Private parent support web page: videos, handouts, etc.

COST
Covered by Optum Idaho
(current in YES Program and with prior authorization)

start here - parent training

This program has definitely changed our family for the better. Really nothing else compares to the help we got from Michelle to take back control and make our home safe again. Thank you!
--A FaMily First Family