Common use of Non-psychiatrist Behavioral Health Providers Clause in Contracts

Non-psychiatrist Behavioral Health Providers. In addition to the access requirements for psychiatrists as described in Section 6.2.4, the Contractor shall establish a network of behavioral health providers, addressing both mental health and addiction, including the following:  Outpatient mental health and addiction clinics;  Community mental health centers;  Health service providers in psychology (HSPP);  Licensed clinical social workers;  Psychiatric nurses;  Independent practice school psychologists;  Advanced practice nurses under IC 25-23-1-1(b)(3), credentialed in psychiatric or mental health nursing;  Marital and family therapists; and  Licensed mental health counselors. The Contractor is encouraged to contract with all Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) certified CMHCs. If all CMHCs are not included in the provider network, the Contractor must demonstrate that this does not prevent coordination of care with MRO and 1915(i) State Plan HCBS services as required in Sections 3.12.1 and 3.12.2. Further, as described in Section 3.10.2, the Contractor must, at a minimum, establish referral agreements and liaisons with both contracted and non-contracted CMHCs, and must provide physical health and other medical information to the appropriate CMHC for every member. The Contractor must provide at least one (1) behavioral health provider within thirty (30) minutes or thirty (30) miles in urban areas, and within forty-five (45) minutes or forty-five