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Behavioral Health, Rehabilitation, and Case Management Services Handbook

Table of Contents

1. General Information BH-7

2. Blind Children's Vocational Discovery and Development Program (BCVDDP) BH-7

2.1 Enrollment BH-7

2.1.1 Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment BH-7

2.2 Services/Benefits, Limitations, and Prior Authorization BH-7

2.2.1 Prior Authorization BH-8

2.3 Documentation Requirements BH-8

2.4 Claims Filing and Reimbursement BH-8

3. Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women (CPW) BH-9

3.1 Overview BH-9

3.1.1 Eligibility BH-9

3.1.2 Referral Process BH-9

3.2 Enrollment BH-9

3.2.1 Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment BH-10

3.3 Services/Benefits, Limitations, and Prior Authorization BH-10

3.3.1 Prior Authorization BH-11

3.4 Technical Assistance BH-11

3.4.1 Assistance with Program Concerns BH-11

3.5 Documentation Requirements BH-11

3.6 Claims Filing and Reimbursement BH-11

3.6.1 Assistance with Claims Concerns BH-11

3.6.2 Claims Information BH-11

4. Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Targeted Case Management Services BH-12

4.1 Overview BH-12

4.2 Enrollment BH-12

4.2.1 Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment BH-13

4.3 Services/Benefits, Limitations, and Prior Authorization BH-13

4.3.1 ECI Referral Requirement BH-13

4.3.2 Prior Authorization BH-13

4.4 Documentation Requirements BH-13

4.5 Claims Filing and Reimbursement BH-14

5. Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) BH-14

5.1 Enrollment BH-14

5.1.1 LCSW BH-14

5.1.2 LMFT BH-14

5.1.3 LPC BH-15

5.2 Services/Benefits, Limitations, and Prior Authorization BH-15

5.2.1 Prior Authorization BH-18

5.2.1.1 Initial Prior Authorization Request for Encounters/Visits beyond the 30-Encounter/Visit Limit BH-18

5.2.1.1.1 Client Condition Requirements BH-19

5.2.1.1.2 Initial Assessment Requirements BH-19

5.2.1.1.3 Active Treatment Plan Requirements BH-19

5.2.1.1.4 Discharge Plan Requirements BH-19

5.2.1.2 Subsequent Prior Authorization Request for Encounters/Visits after the Initial Prior Authorized Encounters BH-19

5.2.1.2.1 Client Condition Requirements BH-19

5.2.1.2.2 Active Treatment Plan Requirements BH-20

5.2.1.2.3 Discharge Plan Requirements BH-20

5.2.1.2.4 Prior Authorization for Court-Ordered and Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS)-Directed Services BH-20

5.3 Documentation Requirements BH-21

5.4 Claims Filing and Reimbursement BH-21

6. Mental Health Rehabilitation, Mental Health Case Management, and Mental Retardation Service Coordination BH-22

6.1 Enrollment BH-22

6.1.1 Medicaid Managed Care Enrollment BH-22

6.2 Services/Benefits, Limitations, and Prior Authorization BH-22

6.2.1 Service Coordination and Case Management BH-22

6.2.2 MH Rehabilitative Services BH-24

6.2.2.1 Rehabilitative Services Limitations BH-25

6.2.2.2 Billing Units BH-25

6.2.3 Prior Authorization BH-26

6.3 Documentation Requirements BH-26

6.4 Claims Filing and Reimbursement BH-26

7. Physician, Psychologist, and Licensed Psychological Associate (LPA) Providers BH-26

7.1 Enrollment BH-26

7.1.1 Physicians BH-26

7.1.2 Psychologists BH-27

7.1.3 Licensed Psychological Associate (LPA) BH-27

7.2 Services/Benefits, Limitations, and Prior Authorization BH-28

7.2.1 Physicians BH-28

7.2.2 Psychologists and LPAs BH-28

7.3 The 12-Hour System Limitation BH-28

7.3.1 Retrospective Review of Behavioral Health Services Billed in Excess of 12 hours per Day BH-29

7.3.2 Procedure Codes included in the 12-hour System Limitation BH-29

7.3.3 Formula Applied BH-31

7.4 Outpatient Behavioral Health Services BH-32

7.4.1 Annual Encounters/Visits Limitations BH-32

7.4.2 Prior Authorization Requirements after the Annual Encounter/Visit Limitations Has Been Met BH-32

7.5 Chemical Dependency Treatment Facility (CDTF) BH-34

7.6 Court-Ordered and DFPS-Directed Services BH-34

7.7 Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) BH-35

7.8 Family Therapy/Counseling Services BH-35

7.9 Pharmacological Regimen Oversight and Pharmacological Management Services BH-36

7.9.1 Indications for Pharmacological Regimen Oversight and Pharmacological Management Services BH-37

7.9.2 Prior Authorization BH-37

7.9.3 Documentation Requirements BH-37

7.9.4 Reimbursement BH-38

7.10 Psychiatric Diagnostic Interviews BH-38

7.10.1 Prior Authorization BH-39

7.10.2 Documentation Requirements BH-40

7.10.3 Domains of a Clinical Evaluation BH-40

7.10.4 Reimbursement BH-41

7.11 Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing BH-42

7.11.1 Prior Authorization BH-44

7.11.2 Documentation Requirements BH-44

7.11.3 Reimbursement BH-45

7.12 Psychotherapy/Counseling BH-46

7.12.1 Prior Authorization BH-47

7.12.2 Documentation Requirements BH-48

7.12.3 Initial Outpatient Psychotherapy/Counseling for an Individual, Group, or Family BH-48

7.12.4 Subsequent Outpatient Psychotherapy/Counseling for an Individual, Group or Family BH-49

7.12.4.1 Active Treatment Plan Requirements BH-49

7.12.4.2 Discharge Plan Requirements BH-50

7.12.5 Insight Oriented Behavior Modifying and/or Supportive Outpatient Psychotherapy/Counseling BH-51

7.13 Narcosynthesis BH-51

7.14 Non-covered Services BH-52

7.15 Inpatient Behavioral Health Services BH-52

7.16 Psychiatric Services for Hospitals BH-53

7.16.1 Prior Authorization Requirements BH-53

7.16.2 Documentation Requirements BH-54

7.16.3 Psychological and Neuropsychological Testing Services BH-54

7.16.4 Inpatient Hospital Discharge BH-54

7.16.5 Inpatient Consultations BH-54

7.17 Claims Filing and Reimbursement BH-54

8. Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) BH-55

8.1 Screening BH-56

8.2 Brief Intervention BH-56

8.3 Brief Treatment BH-56

8.4 Referral to Treatment BH-57

8.5 Reimbursement and Limitations BH-57

8.6 Documentation Requirements BH-58

8.7 Claims Filing and Reimbursement BH-58

9. Claims Resources BH-59

10. Contact TMHP BH-60

11. Forms BH-60

BH.1 Outpatient Psychotherapy/Counseling Form BH-61

BH.2 Psychological/Neuropsychological Testing Request Form BH-62

12. Claim Form Examples BH-63

BH.3 Blind Children's Vocational Discovery and Development Program (BCVDDP) BH-64

BH.4 Case Management for Children and Pregnant Women (CPW) BH-65

BH.5 Case Management for Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) BH-66

BH.6 Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) BH-67

BH.7 Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) BH-68

BH.8 Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) BH-69

BH.9 Mental Health Case Management BH-70

BH.10 Psychologist BH-71


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