Effective March 8, 2021, only CMAs designated by the Office of Mental Health (OMH) as Specialty Mental Health Care Management Agencies (SMH CMAs) are eligible to enroll newly referred individuals meeting HH+ SMI eligibility criteria. Only Specialty MH CMAs with authorization by the State, LGU and lead Health Home(s) can accept referrals, serve and bill HH+ for individuals on AOT.
Health Home Plus (HH+) is an intensive Health Home Care Management (HHCM) service established for defined populations with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) who are enrolled in a Health Home.
OMH SMH CM memo – MHPD
All designated and provisionally designated SMH CMAs will need to submit their program information into the MHPD.
Specialty Mental Health Care Management Agency List (August 2021)
Identifies SMH CMAs who receive HH+ referrals and are able to provide HH+ levels of service. This is a temporary list, please verify any information in here with the CMA prior to sending referrals.
Attestation for Designated Specialty MH CMAs (February 2021)
Specialty Mental Health Care Management (SMH CM) Announcement Power Point Presentation (February 2021)
Request for Specialty Mental Health Care Management Agency (SMH CMA) Designation (March 2021)
SMH CMA Designation Kickoff Webinar Power Point (February/March 2021)
SMH CMA Provisionally Designated Kickoff Webinar Power Point (February/March 2021)
SMH CMA Questions and Answers (May 2021)
Health Home Plus for High-Need Individuals with Serious Mental Illness Program Guidance (Re-issued December 2024)
Effective September 2021, adults discharged from a State Psychiatric Center or Central New York Psychiatric Center corrections-based mental health unit and residing in a State-operated residence located on PC campus grounds are no longer restricted from receiving HH+ services.
Adult BH HCBS Workflow for HHCM (January 2022)
For all Health Home CMAs serving HH enrolled HARP enrollees
Health Home Non-Medicaid Care Management Guidance (2620) December, 2021
For Legacy (former OMH TCM) Providers
Adult/Child Service Dollar Guidance September, 2021
For Legacy (former OMH TCM) Providers
Assignment of Persons with Assisted Outpatient Treatment Court Orders November 18, 2013
For SMH CMAs Serving the AOT Population
Local Government Unit /Single Point of Access (LGU/SPOA) January 28, 2013
For information and all other questions on Medicaid and Health Homes, visit the New York State Department of Health (DOH) Policy and Standards page.
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