Bulletin To Behavioral Health Urgent Care Providers
In December 2021, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services, Office of Medicaid published this bulletin to behavioral health urgent care providers regarding the process for MassHealth-enrolled Mental Health Centers (MHCs) to qualify as Behavioral Health Urgent Care providers. This bulletin, effective January 1, 2022, describes the Behavioral Health Urgent Care program and establishes the requirements for Accountable Care Partnership Plans (ACPPs), Managed Care Organizations (MCOs), and the MassHealth behavioral health vendor (MBHP) (collectively “MCEs”) regarding MHCs that are participating in the Behavioral Health Urgent Care program and that are a part of the MCE . . .
