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2/1/2022 - IHBT Enhancements Effective March 1, 2022

12/3/2021 - Updated Behavioral Health Provider Manual Available
11/03/2021 - Prolonged Services Code Updates Effective January 1, 2022 for Community Behavioral Health Providers
10/01/2021 - SUD Waiver Evaluation Provider Survey Opens
08/22/2021 -Updated SUD Prior Authorization Request Form Available
08/09/2021 - New SUD Services Prior Authorization Request Form Available For Use
07/13/2021 - Announcing Training on New Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services Prior Authorization Request Form
07/08/2021 - Public Forum Scheduled for Stakeholder Input on Ohio’s Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Waiver August 9, 2021 - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
07/01/2021 - Medicaid Community Behavioral Health Billing Codes for Prolonged Services & Coverage Added for “Report of Pregnancy”
04/08/2021 - Dual Medicaid Enrollment of Peer Recovery Supporters
04/06/2021 - CBHC Practitioner Enrollment File Now Available
04/01/2021 - Opportunity for Behavioral Health Agencies to Apply for Expanded HIE Services
02/24/2021 - Medicaid Billing Codes for Prolonged Services
02/18/2021 - CBHC Medicaid Provider File Suspended for Maintenance
02/11/2021 - COVID-19 Vaccine Administration Billing Guidance
01/15/2021 - Pharmacists Added as Medicaid Providers Eff. January 17, 2021 & Additional Medicaid OAC Clarifications Eff. January 22, 2021 - Updated 1/21/2021

12/27/2019 | Testing with Managed Care Organizations to Prepare for PMF Only
12/16/2019 | New SUD 1115 Stakeholder Advisory Committee and Updated BH Provider Resource Documents
11/13/2019 | Resource Materials From SUD 1115 Waiver Stakeholder Briefing Held November 6th
10/29/2019 | Reminder: Behavioral Health Stakeholder Briefing on Ohio's SUD 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Waiver Nov. 6th, 8:30 - 10:30 am
10/16/2019 | Behavioral Health Stakeholder Briefing on Ohio's SUD 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Waiver, Nov. 6th, 8:30 - 10:30 am
09/27/2019 | CMS Approves Ohio's Substance Use Disorder Demonstration Waiver
09/18/2019 | Technical Assistance Training for Community Behavioral Health Centers
09/09/2019 | Urine Drug Testing Prior Authorization Form
08/16/2019 | Updated Behavioral Health Resource Documents
08/01/2019 | August 1, 2019 Rate Increases and Behavioral Health Policy Updates
07/26/2019 | Third-Party Liability (TPL) Resource Documents
07/23/2019 | BH Stakeholder Webinar Rescheduled for Tuesday, July 23: 11 am-1 pm
07/15/2019 | BH Stakeholder Briefing on July 18th POSTPONED
07/11/2019 | Register for Behavioral Health Stakeholder Briefing
07/03/2019 | Update on Ohio's Budget Extension and BH Benefit Redesign
07/01/2019 | Updates on Enrolling and Affiliating Agency Practitioners
06/21/2019 | Reminder About Timely Claim Submission
06/20/2019 | Urine Drug Screen Utilization Guidance: CPT Codes 80305, 80320 - 80377 and 83992
05/24/2019 | Medicaid Advanced Payment Agreements and the Initiation of Repayment
05/24/2019 | May 29th Start time changed to 9:30am and Resource Documents Posted for BH Stakeholder update and Discussion
05/16/2019 | On-Site Registration Closed For May 29th Behavioral Health Stakeholder Update & Discussion
05/15/2019 | Hold May 29th For Behavioral Health Stakeholder Update & Discussion
05/06/2019 | Provider Enrollment and CBHC Universal Roster Update
04/30/2019 | Update - Billing for H0005 and H0006
04/23/2019 | Behavioral Health Provider Manual Updates Notification
04/19/2019 | CBHC Universal Roster
04/19/2019 | Behavioral Health Provider Correspondence
03/29/2019 | Next Steps: CBHC Practitioner Enrollment File
03/21/2019 | Next Steps for Accounts Receivable
03/18/2019 | Behavioral Health Care Coordination
03/01/2019 | Behavioral Health Provider Enrollment and Credentialing
02/21/2019 | Third-Party Liability (TPL)
02/15/2019 | Behavioral Health Redesign and Integration - Next Steps in Assistance for Behavioral Health Providers
February 6 Integration Taskforce Meeting Notes
02/11/2019 | Billing for H0005 and H0006
02/08/2019 | Managed Care Plan Esclation Process for Providers
01/28/2019 | Behavioral Health Redesign Evaluation with Survey Link
01/25/2019 | Behavioral Health Redesign Evaluation
01/04/2019 | Behavioral Health Redesign and Integration - Ongoing Assistance for Behavioral Health Providers
01/03/2019 | Standard Authorization Form Finalized

Current and past BH MITS Bits are also available on the OhioMHAS website.

Newsletter: MITS BITS The Behavioral Health MITS BITS will contain information on topics directly associated with Ohio Medicaid Behavioral Health Redesign initiatives and related changes going into effect on January 1, 2018.

12/20/2018 | Psychological Testing CPT Codes - Updated
10/12/2018 | BH Updates: Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) NDC Codes and New ICD-10 Diagnoses
08/23/2018 | Practitioner Enrollment Reminders
07/13/2018 | Clarifying Medicaid Policy Re: Prior Authorization of Behavioral Health Services
07/05/2018 | Latest Reminders for Successful Implementation of Behavioral Health Redesign
06/28/2018 | Modifiers for Behavioral Health Claims Post-July 1, 2018
06/21/2018 | Contingency Plan for Behavioral Health Providers - Medicaid Managed Care Advanced Payment Agreements
06/13/2018 | Rendering Practitioner NPI, Enrollment in Medicaid, and Affiliation by July 1, 2018
06/07/2018 | Medicaid Managed Care Advanced Payment Agreements
05/18/2018 | Transition to Managed Care on July 1, 2018
05/16/2018 | Prior Authorization and Behavioral Health Integration
05/14/2018 | Additional Date Scheduled for the Spring 2018 BH Provider Forums
05/02/2018 | Upcoming BH Provider Forums
04/25/2018 | Enrollment of Dependently Licensed and BH Paraprofessional Practitioners in MITS
04/04/2018 | B ehavioral Health Redesign reminders regarding Practitioner Enrollment, National Correct Coding Initiative Guidance and Requests for Prior Authorization of Certain Behavioral Health Services
03/22/2018 | Denied Claims Review Process Involving Community SUD Residential Treatment Services
02/08/2018 | Medicaid Cash Advance Contingency Payments Extended to Additional BH Providers
01/31/2018 | Enrollment of Dependently Licensed and BH Paraprofessional Practitioners in MITS
01/26/2018 | Mult-Licensed Practitioners
01/05/2018 | Contingency Plan for Behavioral Health Providers - Advanced Payment Agreements
01/03/2018 | Behavioral Health MITS Portal Training Registration

Subscribe to the MITS Bits: Visit the OhioMHAS website and use the registration function to subscribe to the BH Providers list serv.

Current and past BH MITS Bits are also available on the OhioMHAS website.

Newsletter: MITS BITS The Behavioral Health MITS BITS will contain information on topics directly associated with Ohio Medicaid Behavioral Health Redesign initiatives and related changes going into effect on January 1, 2018.

12/26/2017 | Behavioral Health Redesign Updates
11/28/2017 | BH 501 Webinar and Prior Authorization MITS Submission Webinar
11/17/2017 | Fee for Service Testing Period Extended
11/09/2017 | Behavioral Health Redesign Fee for Service Testing and Updates
10/17/2017 | Medicaid Fee for Service Claims Testing for BH Redesign and Rapid Response Team Support
09/27/2017 | BH Redesign Will Begin January 1, 2018
08/14/2017 | Upcoming Managed Care Plan Forums
08/10/2017 | Enrollment of Dependently Licensed and Unlicensed Practitioners and Addition of Temporary Procedure Code
07/31/2017 | Enrolling SUD Residential Treatment Programs in MITS
07/25/2017 | Updated Timeline and Testing for BH Redesign
07/14/2017 | ASAM Appropriate Use of Drug Testing Webinar and IMD Webinar to be Rescheduled
07/11/2017 | Enrollment Update: Board Licensed School Psychologist
06/22/2017 | Update on Medicaid Behavioral Health Redesign and Trading Partner Testing
06/08/2017 | Policy and Training Updates
05/23/2017 | Reminder: Trading Partner Testing Open and Rapid Response Team Schedule Change
05/12/2017 | Trading Partner Testing Opening for MITS and MyCare Ohio Plans
05/01/2017 | Trading Partner Testing Begins
04/18/2017 | Medicaid Managed Care Plans (MCPs) may cover IMD services effective 7/1/2017
04/11/2017 | 271 Agencies Must Take Action to Affiliate Practitioners
02/06/2017 | Revised Medicaid Respite Service Effective February 1, 2017

Subscribe to the MITS Bits: Visit the OhioMHAS website and use the registration function to subscribe to the BH Providers list serv.

Current and past BH MITS Bits are also available on the OhioMHAS website.

Newsletter: MITS BITS The Behavioral Health MITS BITS will contain information on topics directly associated with Ohio Medicaid Behavioral Health Redesign initiatives and related changes going into effect on January 1, 2018.

12/09/2016 | Updates on Medicaid Coverage of Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) Services on and after January 1, 2017
11/03/2016 | The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) is Changing Trading Partner Electronic Data Interface (EDI) Vendors
10/24/2016 | Respite Services for Children with Certain Mental Health Conditions and their Families
09/29/2016 | July 1, 2017, is New Effective Date for Submitting Rendering & Ordering Practitioner NPIs on Medicaid Claims
09/15/2016 | Medicaid Data Conversion: Follow Up
08/30/2016 | Guidance for the Specialized Recovery Services Expansion Population (Group VIII) Referral Process
08/08/2016 | Medicaid Data Conversion: Follow Up
07/29/2016 | Medicaid Data Conversion Occurs this Weekend
07/07/2016 | Revised - Update on Rendering Practitioner Enrollment & Agency Affiliation
06/10/2016 | Medicaid Revalidation Begins for Behavioral Health Providers
05/23/2016 | Guidance for the Specialized Recovery Services Referral Process
05/02/2016 | For Providers: Enrollment into the Specialized Recovery Services Program
04/22/2016 | Revised - Serving Medicare Beneficiaries? Enroll in the Federal Medicare Program
04/19/2016 | Revised - Step by Step Instructions: Enrolling Rendering Practitioners in MITS
04/14/2016 | Revised - Transition Schedule for Behavioral Health Redesign
03/21/2016 | Revised - Evaluation and Management (E/M) Training Sessions
02/24/2016 | Revised - Medicare Enrollment
02/03/2016 | Revised - Ohio Medicaid Registration for Rendering Practitioners
01/20/2016 | MITS Bits ICD-10 Code Correction

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Current and past BH MITS Bits are also available on the OhioMHAS website.

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