Ohio BH Redesign Webinars!

Two webinars will take place this month to further assist Ohio providers navigate the BH redesign. The first webinar is a final overview of the BH redesign, which fully takes effect on July 1, 2017. The second webinar will include an outline of how BH agencies can submit prior authorization requests. Register below:

Behavioral Health Redesign “401” Training – May 22

The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) will host a Behavioral Health Redesign “401” webinar on May 22. This training will serve as a final comprehensive overview of the BH Redesign changes scheduled to take effect on July 1, 2017. The webinar will begin at 10 a.m. and finish around 3 p.m. The training will pause around noon for a one hour lunch break. Click HERE to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Prior Authorization Training – May 23

ODM is hosting a training webinar on May 23  from 1-3 p.m. that will provide step-by-step instructions on how community behavioral health agencies can submit requests for prior authorization for services such as ACT, IHBT, SUD Partial Hospitalization, SUD Residential, etc. Click HERE to register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Note: Both webinars will be recorded. The recordings and slide presentations will be posted to the BH.Medicaid.Ohio.Gov web site.

For more information on Behavioral Health Medicaid Redesign, visit http://bh.medicaid.ohio.gov.

Reference:

E. Wandersleben, e-mail communication, May 8, 2017