Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program. The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP) consists of two psychiatric consultation programs. The first program, MCPAP consists of children’s behavioral health consultation teams throughout the state to help pediatric Primary Care Practitioners (PCPs) manage the behavioral health needs of their patients.. Through consultation and education, MCPAP improves PCP’s competencies in screening, identification, and assessment, treating mild to moderate cases of behavioral health disorders, and in making effective referrals for patients who need community-based specialty services. The second program, MCPAP for Moms, consists of behavioral health consultation teams that provide behavioral health consultation for obstetric, pediatric, adult primary care and psychiatric providers to effectively prevent, identify, and manage depression and other mental health concerns in pregnant and postpartum women up to one year after delivery. The Contractor shall:
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program. The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP) consists of five psychiatric and behavioral consultation programs. Two programs are part of this Contract, and three are part of the companion contract for DMH Specialty Programs. It is expected that any MCPAP specialty programs covered under this Contract will be delivered seamlessly and contractual oversight will be conducted in close collaboration with DMH for those MCPAP programs covered under the 24/7 BH Help Line and DMH Specialty Service Model Contract. The two programs under this Contract include Early Childhood (EC), a psychiatric and Behavioral Health consultation with a sole focus on children age 0 to 5 (for the purpose of the MCPAP Program 0-5 means from birth through age 5) and ASD- ID for MCPAP, which consists of a Behavioral Team and a Statewide Physician Consult Team that help AMCI and YMCI Providers and EDs effectively manage Behavioral Health crises in children and young adults up to age 26 with diagnosed or presumed ASD-ID. Through consultation and education, ASD-ID for MCPAP improves AMCI, YMCI and ED providers’ competencies in behavioral assessment and intervention, parent coaching, and in making effective referrals for patients who need community-based services and provides access to pharmacological consultation on an emergency basis. The Contractor shall:
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program. The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP) consists of four psychiatric and behavioral consultation programs. The first program, MCPAP, consists of children’s behavioral health consultation teams throughout the state to help pediatric Primary Care Practitioners (PCPs) manage the behavioral health needs of their patients. Through consultation and education, MCPAP improves PCPs’ competencies in screening, identification, and assessment, treating mild to moderate cases of behavioral health disorders, and in making effective referrals for patients who need community-based specialty services. The second program, Early Childhood (EC), is a psychiatric and behavioral health consultation with a sole focus on children age 0-5. The third program, MCPAP for Moms, consists of behavioral health consultation teams that provide behavioral health consultation for obstetric, pediatric, adult primary care and psychiatric providers to effectively prevent, identify, and manage depression and other mental health concerns in pregnant and postpartum women up to one year after delivery. The fourth program, ASD-ID for MCPAP, consists of a Behavioral Team and a Statewide Physician Consult Team that help Emergency Service Providers (ESP) and Mobile Crisis Intervention (MCI) Providers and emergency department (ED) providers effectively manage behavioral health crises in children and young adults up to age 26 with diagnosed or presumed ASD-ID. Through consultation and education, ASD-ID for MCPAP improves ESP providers and emergency department providers’ competencies in behavioral assessment and intervention, parent coaching, and in making effective referrals for patients who need community-based services and provides access to pharmacological consultation on an emergency basis. The Contractor shall:
Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program. The Massachusetts Child Psychiatry Access Program (MCPAP) consists of three psychiatric and behavioral consultation programs. The first program, MCPAP, consists of children’s behavioral health consultation teams throughout the state to help pediatric Primary Care Practitioners (PCPs) manage the behavioral health needs of their patients. Through consultation and education, MCPAP improves PCP’s competencies in screening, identification, and assessment, treating mild to moderate cases of behavioral health disorders, and in making effective referrals for patients who need community-based specialty services. The second program, MCPAP for Moms, consists of behavioral health consultation teams that provide behavioral health consultation for obstetric, pediatric, adult primary care and psychiatric providers to effectively prevent, identify, and manage depression and other mental health concerns in pregnant and postpartum women up to one year after delivery. The third program, AIDCCAP, consists of a Behavioral Team and a Statewide Physician Consult Team that help Emergency Service Providers (ESP) and Mobile Crisis Intervention (MCI) Providers and emergency department (ED) providers effectively manage behavioral health crises in children and young adults up to age 26 with diagnosed or presumed ASD/IDD. Through consultation and education, AIDCCAP improves ESP Providers and emergency department providers’ competencies in behavioral assessment and intervention, parent coaching, and in making effective referrals for patients who need community-based services and provides access to pharmacological consultation on an emergency basis. The Contractor shall:
