Louisiana Office Of Behavioral Health Launches Medicaid Crisis Response System Services

The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) is launching a crisis response system for adult Medicaid beneficiaries age 21 and older. The Louisiana Crisis Response System (LA-CRS) includes four services: Mobile Crisis Response, Community Brief Crisis Support, Behavioral Health Crisis Care, Crisis Stabilization. These services are directly correlated to LDH’s settlement agreement with the Department of Justice, and are critical to LDH’s compliance with the agreement.

The system is going live in a phased implementation. Three of the LA-CRS services are live in five of Louisiana’s 10 behavioral health regions: mobile . . .