​​​​​​​​​​Communications from the Division of Behavioral Health

DBH eMemos:

• Online Training:​ HMS Gainwell will be providing behavioral health specific online trainings. Sign up to attend an offered sessions to receive an "Overview of the Alaska Medicaid Provider Transition"​.
  
• Reminder: Behavioral Health Specific Virtual Townhall.​ ​Provider training resources for HMS Gainwell Introduction
  
• ​ Medicaid Claims Transition - Provider Outreach​, DBH is reaching out to Behavioral Health providers to review provider enrollment data to ensure there is no disruption to claims processing with the transition to the MMIS.​​
  
• Re-Suspension of Service Authorizations (SAs) for Specific State Plan Services, 1115 Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and 1115 Behavioral Health (BH) Waiver Services​Effective May 12, 2024, Alaska Medicaid has temporarily suspended service authorization requirements for all state plan and 1115 services until June 30, 2025. This change supersedes previous guidance documents. ​
• Announcement: Behavioral Health Provider Support Organization RFP Due Date: August 12, 2024​
  
• Announcement: Limited Number of Hazelden Publishing Learning and Resource Center (LRC) subscriptions available - Deadline extended through July 22, 2024​
  
• Important Behavioral Health Medicaid Claims Transition Updates: July 3, 2024
• DBH eMemo: Announcement: State Plan 3.2% Inflationary Increase, Effective July 1, 2024
  
• DBH eMemo: RFP for Public Comment April 2024​​
  
• ​ DBH eMemo: ASO Transition Updates, March 2024​
  
• DBH eMemo: Notice of intent for ASO transition plan, 1/1/2024
• SFY 2024 – DBH Guidance Document #1: Guidance Document for suspension of Service Authorizations for Specific Services listed below
• ​ Autism Concurrent Services Guidance Document - FINAL 04.14.2021
• 1115 SUD and 1115 BH Waiver Services Lift requirement of rendering provider on professional claims effective for dates of service on or after 4/1/2021
• SFY 21 Guidance Document 1 State plan Z codes 11-27-2020 
• Section 1115 Waiver Update e-Memo - 1115 Waiver Services permanent regulations — October 2020

Reports

• 2016 – 2019 Annual Behavioral Health Consumer Survey Return Rates and Client Evaluation of Outpatient Services
• 2016 – 2019 Discharge Behavioral Health Consumer Survey Return Rates and Client Evaluation of Residential Services​