Provider Updates
Proposed Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services Regulations Open for Public Comment
CBH would like to inform Providers that OMHSAS’ proposed Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services (PRS) regulations have been posted on the Independent Regulatory Review Commission’s (IRRC) website for public comment. OMHSAS’ proposed regulations amend Chapter...
Governor Wolf Extends COVID-19 Regulatory Suspensions
CBH would like to inform providers that Governor Tom Wolf recently signed Act 30 of 2022 into law, which temporarily extends the suspension of certain regulatory provisions under the COVID-19 disaster declaration until Monday, October 31, 2022. Reference: Suspended...
Department of Human Services MyCOMPASS Text Message Alerts
CBH encourages providers to inform members that they can receive text messages with important updates about their benefits from the Department of Human Services (DHS) through their MyCOMPASS account. This is an easy way for Members to receive in-the-moment news and...
Philadelphia Public Health Alert: Risks of Xylazine Use and Withdrawal
CBH encourages providers to review the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s alert about the use of xylazine, a veterinary anesthetic and analgesic that has been increasingly found in samples of street drugs throughout Philadelphia. Reference: PDPH Health...
Philadelphia Public Health Advisory: Increase in New HIV Diagnoses Among Injectable Drug Users
CBH encourages providers to review the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s advisory about recent increases in new HIV diagnosis among people who inject drugs. The advisory includes information about the increase and recommendations for testing, reporting,...
DBHIDS Heat Safety Policy Update
As the warm weather returns, DBHIDS has released an updated heat safety policy. Along with this policy, a collection of flyers, resources, and checklists is included. The policy itself contains safety requirements for the following DBHIDS-funded programs: Residential...
CBH Provider Bulletin 21-14: Delay of American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Value Based Payment (VBP) (Case Rate) Arrangement
This Bulletin is to alert providers of the delay in implementation of the ASAM VBP arrangement (case rate). Given the extension of the COVID-19 Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA), the ASAM VBP implementation date has been extended from October 1, 2021 to January 1,...
CBH Provider Notice: Change in Authorization Numbers
Community Behavioral Health (CBH) is in the process of fully converting to a new enterprise system that will control the production of authorizations and the ongoing maintenance of provider contracts (Schedule A). The implementation of our new enterprise system will...
CBH Provider Bulletin 21-13: Use of Race and Ethnicity of Practitioners for Provider Directory
CBH is pursuing the distinction as a Multicultural Health Care (MHC) Managed Care Organization as part of the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) accreditation. The NCQA Distinction in Multicultural Health Care identifies organizations and practitioners...
Language Access Procedure for Providers
DBHIDS recently issued a memo to reiterate the language access requirements for providers (contractors and/or grantees) when providing services to individuals who have Limited English Proficiency (LEP) and/or who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (DFHH). The City of...
