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Welcome to MBHP

The Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP) manages mental health and substance abuse services for more than 350,000 MassHealth members across the Commonwealth. Working collaboratively with Members, their families, advocates, state agencies, and providers, MBHP has created a community-based system of care that integrates mental health and primary care for Members.

MBHP is committed to ensuring that Members receive clinically appropriate, high quality, accessible health care. To achieve this goal, MBHP has stressed the involvement of consumers and their families to ensure that their needs guide the development of MBHP's programs.

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Children's Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI) Information
Please click here to access this section, which contains, among other things, Public Announcements, CSA and CBHI Network Announcements, information regarding CANS, Community Service Agencies (CSA), the Application for Network Affiliation (ANA) regarding network expansion, Performance Specifications for the CBHI services, and much more.

Announcement regarding MBHP CBHI Authorization Procedure
For CBHI services, including Therapeutic Mentoring (TM), In-Home Behavioral Services, Family Support & Training (FS&T), and In-Home Therapy (IHT), authorization is obtained through MBHP's IVR system. To access the IVR system, please call (888) 899-6277 and follow the prompts. This is the easiest and quickest way to obtain authorization for these services. If the authorization request cannot be processed for any reason, providers will be directed to a voicemail box. All messages in the voicemail box are processed regularly and forwarded to an appropriate care manager who will assist providers in completing authorization requests.

			Massachusetts Behavioral Health Access (MABHA) website
			MBHP has initiated a website to locate resources for a variety of behavioral health services, including inpatient mental health, ICBAT, CBAT, Community Crisis Stabilization (CCS), and Adolescent E-ATS. This information is used by those responsible for arranging admissions. Please click here for a link to the MABHAccess website.
			Redesigned Emergency Services Program
			The redesigned Emergency Services Program (ESP) began June 30, 2009. ESPs provide community-based behavioral health crisis assessment, intervention, and stabilization services, 24 hrs/day, 7 days/wk, 365 days/yr. For more information and service components, click here.
			Community-based Medical Screening Guidelines
			To support recent shifts to community-based service delivery in the Emergency Services Programs (ESP) [click here for provider letter] the Medical Screening Workgroup has drafted the "Community- based Medical Screening Guidelines." MBHP is currently compiling feedback from providers.
			Massachusetts Standardized Documentation Project (MSDP)
			Massachusetts Standardized Documentation Project (MSDP) forms are not mandated by the state, nor are they endorsed by the state. Please click here for a link to the forms.
			Clinician Survey on Behavioral Health Evidence-Based Treatments
			MBHP is assessing Mass. Behavioral Health clinicians regarding their opinions about Evidence-Based Treatments. Please click here for a direct link to the survey.

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This page was last updated: 2/3/2010