Provider Bulletins and Notices
CBH Bulletins
2024 Bulletins
Bulletin 24-24: Clinical Guidelines and Related Provider Requirements: Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Bulletin 24-23: Use of Artificial Intelligence
Bulletin 24-22: Changes in Prior Authorization Requirements for IBHS Individual and Group Services
Bulletin 24-21: Family Inclusion in Care
Bulletin 24-20: Changes to Provider Agreement Termination or Service Termination Notice
Bulletin 24-19: Clinical Guidelines and Related Provider Requirements: Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
Bulletin 24-18: Billing Change to Residential Treatment Facility Reserve Bed
Bulletin 24-17: Performance Outcome Management System Reporting
Bulletin 24-16: Family Based Services Value Based Payment Arrangement
Bulletin 24-15: Psychological Testing
Bulletin 24-14: Updates to the Rate Increase Request Process
Bulletin 24-13: Family Based Services Value Based Purchasing New Levels of Care
Bulletin 24-12: Removal of Prior Authorization for Withdrawal Management
Bulletin 24-07: Termination of Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) Levels of Care
Bulletin 24-04: Evaluation and Management (E&M) Procedure Code Termination
Bulletin 24-03: Alternative Payment Arrangements (APA) Expense Reports
Bulletin 24-02: Routine Lab Costs for ASAM 3.5, ASAM 3.7, and ASAM 3.7 Withdrawal Management
2023 Bulletins
Bulletin 23-29: Street Medicine
Bulletin 23-28: ASAM 1.0 Outpatient Value-Based Payment (VBP) Arrangement (Case Rate) Updates
Bulletin 23-27: Regionalized IBHS Value-Based Payment (VBP) Arrangement [Updated 9/5/2024]
Bulletin 23-26: Changes in Prior Authorization Requirements for IBHS-ABA
Bulletin 23-25: Clinical Guidelines and Related Provider Requirements: Tobacco Use Disorder (TUD)
Bulletin 23-24: Regionalized IBHS Bridge Payment
Bulletin 23-22: Clinical Guidelines and Related Provider Requirements: Treatment of Adults with MDD
Bulletin 23-21: Implementation of Evaluation and Management Codes [Updated 11/14/2023]
Bulletin 23-20: IBHS Billing Guide Published
Bulletin 23-19: Provider Network Termination and Operational Policy
Bulletin 23-18: Clinical Guidelines and Related Provider Requirements
Bulletin 23-17: Expansion of Place of Service (POS) Code 23 Hospital Emergency Room
Bulletin 23-16: Regionalized Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) Rate Increase
Bulletin 23-15: Community Integrated Recovery Center (CIRC)
Bulletin 23-12: Mental Health Outpatient Rate Increase
Bulletin 23-11: Provider Staff Vacancies Survey
Bulletin 23-10: BHSRCC Procedure Code Update [Updated 05/30/2023]
Bulletin 23-08: IBHS-ABA Authorization Updates
Bulletin 23-07: Update to IBHS Written Order Form
Bulletin 23-06: Changes to the Staff Licensure Requirement for Adult Mobile Crisis SupervisorsBulletin 23-05: Required Use of Initial Assessment Authorizations [Updated 03/23/2023]
Bulletin 23-03: Intensive Behavioral Health Service (IBHS) Contract Changes
Bulletin 23-01: OMHSAS Announcement: Bulletin Suspension Information
2022 Bulletins
Bulletin 22-25: Mental Health Outpatient Rate Increase
Bulletin 22-24: BHSRCC Procedure Code Update
Bulletin 22-23: ASAM 2.1 IOP Billing Guidelines
Bulletin 22-22: Span Billing Business Rules
Bulletin 22-21: Clinical Guidelines and Related Provider Requirements
Bulletin 22-20: Intensive Behavioral Health Services Group Services Rate Increase
Bulletin 22-19: Retrospective Review
Bulletin 22-17: Regionalized IBHS Bridge Payment
Bulletin 22-16: Place of Service 10 and Modifier FQ for Telehealth Service Delivery
Bulletin 22-15: Documentation Standards for Group Services
Bulletin 22-14: Documentation Standards for Mental Health Outpatient Providers
Bulletin 22-13: ASAM 3.5 and 3.7 Utilization Review Parameters
Bulletin 22-12: Journey of Hope Program ASAM Alignment
Bulletin 22-11: ASAM 3.5 Clinically Managed High-Intensity Residential Services
Bulletin 22-10: Place of Service 02 and Modifier 95 for Telehealth Service Delivery
Bulletin 22-09: Termination of GT Modifier
Bulletin 22-08: Tobacco Use Disorder Treatment Reimbursement
Bulletin 22-07: ACT Value-Based Payment (VBP) Case Rate Arrangement
[UPDATED 07/29/2022, 05/16/2022]
Bulletin 22-06: American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Value-Based Payment (VBP) (Case Rate) Arrangement
Bulletin 22-03: Inpatient Mental Health Technician: Name Change and New Requirements
2021 Bulletins
Bulletin 21-21: COVID-19 Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA) Increase
Bulletin 21-19: Tobacco Recovery Policy Update: Residential Drug and Alcohol Levels of Care
[RESCINDED]
Bulletin 21-18: Place of Service 02 and Modifier 95 for Telehealth Service Delivery
- CBH has rescinded Provider Bulletin 21-18 and suspended implementation of the modifier. We will issue an updated bulletin and further information shortly.
[REVISED 12/01/2021]
Bulletin 21-17: Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Code Change from 99201 to 99202
Bulletin 21-15: Service Description Name Change and Termination of Levels of Care
Bulletin 21-13: Use of Race and Ethnicity of Practitioners for Provider Directory
Bulletin 21-12: Provider Access to Timely Treatment (Amended)
Bulletin 21-11: Continuation of COVID-19 Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA)
Bulletin 21-10: Utilization and Retrospective Review
Bulletin 21-09: COVID-19 Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA) Increase
Bulletin 21-08: Clinical Guidelines and Related Provider Requirements
Bulletin 21-07: Utilization Management – Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
Bulletin 21-06: Transition Plan for COVID-19 Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA)
Bulletin 21-05: Elimination of Payment for BHCM Post-Death Claims
Bulletin 21-04: Claims Amnesty Period
Bulletin 21-03: IBHS Prior Authorization Requirements for BHT and BHT-ABA
Bulletin 21-02: Continuation of COVID-19 Alternative Payment Arrangement
2020 Bulletins
Bulletin 20-32: Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF) Performance Standards Update
Bulletin 20-31: Termination of Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS) Levels of Care
Bulletin 20-30: Documentation Requirements – Independent Practitioner Guidelines
Bulletin 20-29: Clinical Guidelines for Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Bulletin 20-28: Provider Policy Around the Administration of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Bulletin 20-27: Continuation of COVID-19 Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA)
Bulletin 20-26: Community Residential Rehabilitation Host Home
[REVISED 11/12/2020]
Bulletin 20-25: Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Hospitalization for Pregnant Members
Bulletin 20-24: Modified Utilization Review
Bulletin 20-23: Crisis Response Center (CRC) 23-Hour Stabilization Bed Pilot
[Revised 10/26/2020]
Bulletin 20-22: Residential Treatment Facility Admission Enhancement
Bulletin 20-21: Post Payment Recoveries Timeline Updated
Bulletin 20-20: Significant Incident Reporting
Bulletin 20-19: Clinical Guidelines and Related Provider Requirements
[REVISED 09/24/2020]
Bulletin 20-18: Billing for Covered Days in Per Diem Levels of Care
Bulletin 20-16: Clinical Guidelines and Related Provider Requirements
Bulletin 20-15: Social Security Death Master File
Bulletin 20-14: Provider Timely Access to Treatment
Bulletin 20-13: Retirement of Obsolete Levels of Care (LOC)
Bulletin 20-12: Retirement of Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS) Levels of Care (LOC)
Bulletin 20-10: Updated Written Order Letter and Authorization Timeframes
- Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) Written Order Letter (.docx)
(please note that this Written Order Letter template is out-of-date; please see the attachment to Bulletin 20-11 for the most up-to-date version)
[REVISED 06/10/2020]
Bulletin 20-09: Temporary Suspension of Utilization Review
[UPDATED 04/03/2020]
Bulletin 20-08: COVID-19 Response: Alternative Payment Arrangement
- APA Supporting Documents and Expense Tracking Spreadsheet
- CBH Notice: Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA) Expense Form
Bulletin 20-06: Requests for Children’s Community-Based Services
[UPDATED 03/16/2020]
Bulletin 20-05: Delivery of BHRS Services During School Closures Due to COVID-19
Bulletin 20-04: Changes to the Requirements for Acute Inpatient Mental Health Worker
Bulletin 20-03: BHRS Assessment and Initial Treatment Authorization During the Transition to IBHS
Bulletin 20-01: Amendment to Bulletin 18-07 (CRC and D&A Data Reporting)
2019 Bulletins
- December 12, 2019, IBHS Bulletins and Attachments:
- Preamble to IBHS Bulletins 19-23, 19-24, 19-25, and 19-26
- Bulletin 19-23 State Promulgation of Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS)
- Bulletin 19-24 Accessing Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS)
- Bulletin 19-24 Written Order Letter Template Attachment (.docx)
(please note that this Written Order Letter template is out-of-date; please see the attachment to Bulletin 20-11 for the most up-to-date version) - Bulletin 19-25 Authorization and MNC Determinations Under Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS)
- Bulletin 19-26 Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS) and Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) Incentive Program
- Bulletin 19-26 ISPT Meeting Invitation Form Attachment (.docx)
Bulletin 19-22 Changes to Mobile Mental Health Treatment Levels of Care Effective January 1, 2020
Bulletin 19-21 Mental Health and Substance Use Outpatient Treatment Providers Access Forms
Bulletin 19-20 Changes in Credentialing for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
Bulletin 19-18 Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) Allowable Diagnosis Codes
Bulletin 19-17 Updates to PRTF and RTF Referral Process: Pre-Admission Interview Requirement
Bulletin 19-16 Business Rules Implementation – Place of Service Limits 200 Levels of Care
Bulletin 19-15 Provider Preventable Medical Conditions
Bulletin 19-13 Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS) Incentive Program
- BHRS Downward Authorization Adjustment Request Form (.docx)
- Initial Interagency Service Planning Team (ISPT) Meeting Invitation Form
Bulletin 19-12 Children’s Mobile Intervention Services (CMIS) Reimbursement
Bulletin 19-11 BHRS Standard and Non-Standard Level of Care Rate Increases
Bulletin 19-10 Non-Standard Level of Care Rate Increase
Bulletin 19-09 Standard Rate Level of Care Rate Increase
Bulletin 19-08 Business Rules Implementation – Place of Service Limits, 375 Levels of Care
Bulletin 19-07 Supplement to the Manual for Review of Provider Personnel Files (SMRPPF) Update
Bulletin 19-06 Business Rules Implementation – Diagnoses Limits
Bulletin 19-05 Tobacco Use and Treatment Data Capture
Bulletin 19-04 Packet Exemption for Children’s Community Based Levels of Care
Bulletin 19-03 CBE/R Guidelines
Bulletin 19-02 Tobacco Recovery and Wellness Initiative: Requirements for Outpatient-Based Providers
2018 Bulletins
Bulletin 18-24 Tobacco-Free Policy Implementation Update (RESCINDED Effective 12/15/2021; see Bulletin 21-19)
Bulletin 18-22 Prescriber Rate Increase
Bulletin 18-21 BCBA Rate Increase
Bulletin 18-19 15-day Initial Authorization for 3B
Bulletin 18-18 New Credentialing Manual
Bulletin 18-17 Self-Auditing Process for CBH Providers
Bulletin 18-16 Changes in Credentialing of Independent Practitioners and Group Practice
Bulletin 18-15 Social Determinants of Health Data Capture — Amended
Bulletin 18-14 PRTF/ RTF Interview Requirement and Reimbursement
Bulletin 18-13 Update to Significant Incident Reporting Process
Bulletin 18-12 Clinical Guidelines
Bulletin 18-11 Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Providers Access Forms
Bulletin 18-10 Supplement to the Manual for Review of Provider Personnel Files
Bulletin 18-09 Diagnostic Laboratory Services in Outpatient Drug and Alcohol Treatment
Overview of Drug and Alcohol Treatment Bulletins 18-06, 18-07, 18-08
Bulletin 18-05 Per Diem Substance Use Treatment Providers Documentation Requirements
Bulletin 18-04 Level of Care Code Changes: BSC, Lead Clinician, FBA, and ASD-related Services
Bulletin 18-03 TCA Urine Screening Prior Authorization
Bulletin 18-02 Compliance Policies and Procedures
Bulletin 18-01 Billing Changes for Outpatient Drug and Alcohol
2017 Bulletins
Bulletin 17-14 Retiring of Outpatient Psychiatric Levels of Care Codes
Bulletin 17-13 RTF Staff Requirements
Bulletin 17-12 Changes to Claims Edit for Place of Service and Procedure Code Agreement
Bulletin 17-11 Daily Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Open Bed Registry
Bulletin 17-08 Patient Status Codes / Discharge Status Codes Expanded
Bulletin 17-06 Billing Changes for Outpatient Psychiatric Assessment 300-3
Bulletin 17-05 Attestation to Provider Personnel Requirements
Bulletin 17-02 Temporary Moratorium on Provider Rate Increase Requests
2016 Bulletins
Bulletin 16-08 Certified Nurse Practitioner Requirements for Outpatient Psychiatric Services
Bulletin 16-07 Change of Billing Code for Comprehensive Biopsychosocial Evaluation
Bulletin 16-06 Daily Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Open Bed Registry
Bulletin 16-05 Changes to Claim Edits for HIPAA Transactions for Valid 5+4 Zip Code
Bulletin 16-04 On-Site Maintenance, Administration and Prescription of NALOXONE
Bulletin 16-02 Business Rule Intensive Outpatient (IOP) Limit of 9.75 hours per week
Bulletin 16-01 Changes to Clearance and Criminal Background Check Requirements
2015 Bulletins
Bulletin 15-06 Significant Incident Reporting (This Bulletin has been superseded by Bulletin 18-13)
– Significant Incident Report Form (This form has been superseded by the SIR Form under Bulletin 18-13)
Bulletin-15-05 State Allowable ICD-10 CM Codes
Bulletin 15-04 Changes to Clearance and Criminal Background Check Requirements
Bulletin 15-03 Acute Partial Hospital Program Documentation Requirements
Bulletin-15-02-Changes-to-CMS-1500-02-12-and-UB-04-Required-Fields
Bulletin-15-01-Changes-to-Claims-Edits-for-5010-HIPAA-Transactions
OMHSAS Bulletins
To find any other bulletins from OMHSAS, please visit the Department of Human Services bulletin search page.
Bulletin OMHSAS-21-09: Guidelines for the Delivery of Behavioral Health Services Through Telehealth
- OMHSAS-21-04 Attachment A: Service Description Format
- OMHSAS-21-04 Attachment B: Fee-For-Service Prior Authorization Instructions
- OMHSAS-21-04 Attachment C: Contact List for OMHSAS’s Regional Field Offices
OMHSAS-21-03: Updates to Procedure Codes for Intensive Behavioral Health Service Agencies
OMHSAS-21-02: Provision of One-to-One IBHS in a Licensed Location
OMHSAS-21-01: Obsolete Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS) Bulletins
OMHSAS Status Update for Behavioral Health Telehealth Expansion (published March 20, 2020)
OMHSAS Memorandum: Telehealth Guidelines Related to COVID-19 (published March 15, 2020)
CBH Notices
2024 Notices
November 22, 2024: Regionalized IBHS VBP Bonus Payment Alert
November 14, 2024: CBH Telehealth Best Practices Guidelines
November 12, 2024: Provider Fee-For-Service Payment Alert
November 7, 2024: Outpatient Methadone Clinics: Preparing for the SEPTA Strike
October 31, 2024: Provider Portal: Phase One
October 31, 2024: Early Dismissal: November 5, 2024
October 11, 2024: Regionalized IBHS Reconciliation Request Process 2025
October 8, 2024: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: October 11, 2024, and October 14, 2024
August 27, 2024: Merakey Mental Health Walk-In Clinic Opening
August 20, 2024: Authorization Period: Functional Family Therapy (FFT)
August 19, 2024: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: August 30, 2024, and September 2, 2024
August 13, 2024: CBH Open Network Update
August 1, 2024: Pay-for-Performance Data Request Form
July 16, 2024: Temporary Suspension of Provider Rate Requests
July 9, 2024: Regionalized IBHS VBP Bonus Payment Alert
July 2, 2024: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: July 3, 2024, and July 4, 2024
June 25, 2024: Provider Fee-For-Service Payment Alert
June 13, 2024: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: June 18, 2024, and June 19, 2024
May 28, 2024: Departmental Name Changes
May 21, 2024: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: May 24, 2024, and May 27, 2024
May 3, 2024: Cyber Security Awareness
April 29, 2024: 2024 Value Based Payment (VBP) Bonus Payment Schedule
April 25, 2024: Reminder: 2024 CBH Personnel Roster Submission
April 23, 2024: Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT): Capacity and Access Data Collection
April 18, 2024: Provider Language Data Collection
April 4, 2024 (UPDATED 4/5/24): 2024 Pay-for-Performance Behavioral Health Screening Orientation
March 28, 2024: Good Community Neighbor
March 28, 2024: Phishing Email Reminder
March 21, 2024: Regionalized IBHS Reconciliation Request
March 14, 2024: Pharmacy Guidance: Stimulant Shortages
March 12, 2024: Community Integrated Recovery Center (CIRC) Levels of Care
February 29, 2024: Compliance Department IBHS ABA Tour
February 29, 2024: Provider Fee-For-Service Payment Alert
February 27, 2024: Residential Treatment Facilities (RTF) Value-Based Payment (VBP) Arrangement
February 15, 2024: Four Walls Rule
February 5, 2024: Significant Incident Reporting
February 1, 2024: Delivery of Telehealth at Mental Health Outpatient Clinics (MHOP)
January 25, 2025: Provider Fee-For-Service Payment Alert
January 17, 2024: IBHS: Timely Access Data Collection
January 9, 2024: Holiday Closure: January 15, 2024
January 4, 2024: Pay-for-Performance (P4P) 2023 Operational Definitions
2023 Notices
December 28, 2023: Provider Fee-For-Service Payment Alert
December 28, 2023: Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) Data Collection
December 26, 2023: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: December 29, 2023, and January 1, 2024
December 21, 2023: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: December 22, 2023, and December 25, 2023
December 4, 2023: OKTA Security Advisory
November 30, 2023: Best Practices for Definitive Drug Testing
October 5, 2023: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: October 6, 2023, and October 9, 2023
August 31, 2023: Holiday Closure: September 4, 2023
August 18, 2023: Pay-for-Performance Data Request Form
June 29, 2023: Holiday Closure: July 4, 2023
June 27, 2023: IBHS Blanket Authorization Numbers (BAN) to Authorizations Update
June 15, 2023: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: June 16, 2023, and June 19, 2023
June 6, 2023: Family Based Services Value Based Payment (VBP) Arrangement
June 6, 2023: Reporting of Coronavirus (Revised)
June 6, 2023: Changes to CBH Facility Re-Credentialing Process
May 25, 2023: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: May 26, 2023, and May 29, 2023
May 25, 2023: Pennsylvania Changes to Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Requirements
May 4, 2023: Provider Language Data Collection
March 16, 2023: Community Integrated Recovery Center Value-Based Payment (Case Rate) Arrangement
March 10, 2023: ASAM 1.0 Value-Based Payment Alert
March 10, 2023: Children’s Acute Inpatient Value-Based Payment Arrangement
February 16, 2023: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: February 17, 2023, and February 20, 2023
February 2, 2023: 2023 CBH Personnel Roster Template
January 31, 2023: Intensive Behavioral Health Services Payment & Third-Party Medical Resources
January 12, 2023: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: January 13, 2023, and January 16, 2023
January 10, 2023: Eligibility Verification and Member Enrollment Status
2022 Notices
December 29, 2022: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: December 30, 2022, and January 2, 2023
December 27, 2022: Extension of Current CBH Provider Agreements
December 22, 2022: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: December 23, 2022, and December 26, 2022
October 20, 2022: Provider Request for Rate Increase Timing Update
October 12, 2022: Telehealth Updates
October 6, 2022: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: October 07, 2022, and October 10, 2022
October 3, 2022: CBH Opens Provider Network
September 29, 2022: Resources for Reducing E-Cigarette and Vaping Use Among Youth
[UPDATED 12/27/22]
September 20, 2022: Pay-for-Performance Data Request Form
- Pay-for-Performance Data Request Form
- Pay-for-Performance Operational Definitions for Reporting Year 2022
This Operational Definitions Master Document is intended to be used as a guide for understanding the performance evaluation process and performance measures included in the Community Behavioral Health Pay-for-Performance (P4P) program for reporting year 2022. Providers who would like to request their Member-level data should complete the form that is attached to this notice as well.
September 1, 2022: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: September 2, 2022, and September 5, 2022
July 29, 2022: Bridge Payment Requirement Adjustment
July 19, 2022: NIAC Report Format Pilot and Training Updates
June 30, 2022: Provider Fee-For-Service Payment Alert
June 30, 2022: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: July 1, 2022, and July 4, 2022
June 16, 2022: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: June 17, 2022, and June 20, 2022
May 26, 2022: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: May 27, 2022, and May 30, 2022
[UPDATED 5/12/2022]
May 2, 2022: 2022 Pay-for-Performance Measures and Thresholds Webinar Schedule
May 2, 2022: Revalidation and Enrollment
April 18, 2022: Provider Language Assistance Resources
April 11, 2022: Reminder: 2022 CBH Personnel Roster Template
March 18, 2022: New Provider Application: Box, Inc.
February 18, 2022: Holiday Closure for February 21, 2022
February 15, 2022: 2022 Monthly Staff Vacancies Survey
January 31, 2022: Termination of Provider Specialties 133 and 134
January 25, 2022: 2022 CBH Personnel Roster Template
January 24, 2022: ASAM Outpatient Case Rate Delay Clarification
January 21, 2022: Provider Bridge Payment Clarification and Due Dates
2021 Notices
December 29, 2021: Early Dismissal and Holiday Closure: December 30 – December 31, 2021
[UPDATED 12/27/2021]
November 18, 2021: Notice: Request for Detailed Pay-for-Performance (P4P) Data
- Pay-for-Performance Operational Definitions for Reporting Year 2021
This Operational Definitions Master Document can serve as a guide for providers to understand the performance measures, scoring methodology, and award eligibility criteria for the 2021 Pay-for-Performance program. Providers who would like to request their member-level data should complete the form that is attached to this notice as well.
December 23, 2021: Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) ABA Group Service
December 23, 2021: Early Closure
November 23, 2021: Early Closure and Holiday Closure
November 18, 2021: 2021 CBH Provider Network Language Capability Assessment Survey
November 18, 2021: IBHS Bonus Payment
November 8, 2021: Change to Significant Incident Reporting
September 27, 2021: Change in Authorization Numbers
August 31, 2021: PDPH Guidance Regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Healthcare Workers
August 26, 2021: ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) Assessment Clarification
July 27, 2021: IBHS Interim APA Extension and Staffing Updates
July 20, 2021: Ipswitch Claims Late Submission Folder Activation
July 15, 2021: IBHS – Increase in Behavioral Health Technician Daily Maximum Units
July 13, 2021: Pay-for-Performance for Behavioral Health Screening Events
July 13, 2021: Case Management Transition
- ACT Referral Guide & Referral Form
- DBHIDS Integrated Intake Application Packet
- Case Management Referral Form
- CBH Case Management Request Form (.doc)
July 2, 2021: Provider Fee-for-Service Payment Alert
July 2, 2021: CBH Holiday Closure – Monday, July 5, 2021
June 22, 2021: Request for Survey Completion
June 15, 2021: CBH Holiday Closure – Friday, June 18, 2021
June 15, 2021: American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Outpatient Billing Update
June 14, 2021: Provider Applications Update
June 14, 2021: Changes to Prior Authorization and Enhanced Care Coordination
June 10, 2021: EPIC Designation for ABA in IBHS
June 1, 2021: 2021 Pay-for-Performance Webinar Schedule
June 1, 2021: EPIC EBP Program Designation Application Platform Change
May 27, 2021: CBH Holiday Closure – May 31, 2021
April 20, 2021: Change in Authorization Numbers
April 1, 2021: Staff Roster Reminder
March 30, 2021: Denial Process for Members Under Age 21
March 11, 2021: COVID-19 Vaccination Information for Providers and Members
March 2, 2021: Available Waiver for Timely Documentation
February 25, 2021: Blanket Authorization Numbers
February 4, 2021: Resources for Reducing E-Cigarette and Vaping Use Among Youth
January 26, 2021: 2021 Provider Personnel Rosters
January 21, 2021: IBHS Written Order Form Update
January 15, 2021: CBH Holiday Closure – January 18, 2021
January 7, 2021: Complaint and Grievance Process
January 7, 2021: Discontinuation of Data Reporting Requirement
2020 Notices
December 30, 2020: Holiday Closures – December 31, 2020 and January 1, 2021 (Revised)
December 23, 2020: Pay-for-Performance Definitions
December 23, 2020: Holiday Closures (Revised)
December 3, 2020: Continuity of Operations and Access for All Network Providers
December 1, 2020: Pilot Secret Shopper Program for Outpatient Substance Use Programs
December 1, 2020: Reporting of Coronavirus (Revised)
November 24, 2020: Early Closure and Holiday Closure: November 26, 2020 and November 27, 2020
November 20, 2020: 2020 CBH Compliance Forum
November 19, 2020: IBHS Delivery and Staffing Under APA
November 3, 2020: CBH COVID-19 Response: Provider Payments
November 3, 2020: Documentation Requirements (Draft) – Independent Practitioner Guidelines
October 30, 2020: Submission of Significant Incident Reports
October 29, 2020: Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) Interim APA Extension
October 29, 2020: Remaining COVID-19 Payment Dates
September 29, 2020: Updated September 2020 Payment Date for COVID APA
September 24, 2020: September 2020 Payment Date for COVID APA
September 4, 2020: Compliance Auditing
September 4, 2020: CBH Closure September 7, 2020
August 25, 2020: COVID-19 Provider Meeting Update
August 18, 2020: COVID-19 Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA) Dates
August 14, 2020: Request for Detailed Pay-for-Performance (P4P) Data
August 14, 2020: Authorization Decisions and Denial of Services
August 11, 2020: Access Requirements and Resources for Persons Living with HIV
August 4, 2020: COVID-19 Weekly Provider Meetings
July 14, 2020: COVID-19 Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA) Extension
July 2, 2020: COVID-19 Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA)
July 2, 2020: CBH Closure July 3, 2020
June 17, 2020: CBH Closure June 19, 2020
June 11, 2020: 2020 Pay-for-Performance Measures and Thresholds Webinar Schedule
May 31, 2020: CBH Closure June 1, 2020
May 8, 2020: Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA) and Claims Updates
May 7, 2020: Compliance Reminders
May 5, 2020: D&A Data Collection Template Update
May 4, 2020: Provider Personnel Roster Due Date
April 30, 2020: Notice Regarding May 2020 Compliance Audits
April 14, 2020: Alternative Payment Arrangement (APA) Expense Form
April 7, 2020: Employment Verification Requirement
April 3, 2020: CBH-Specific Staffing Documentation Requirement
March 31, 2020: Federally Qualified Health Centers and Centers of Excellence
March 30, 2020: Suspension of Provider Rate Requests
March 27, 2020: Mercy Philadelphia Crisis Response Center Closure
March 21, 2020: COVID-19 Response: Provider Payments—(Provider Advisory Committee FAQ Correction)
March 17, 2020: Provider Coronavirus Information Update
March 16, 2020: Coronavirus-Related Guidance for CBH providers
[CORRECTED 03/13/2020]
March 12, 2020: CBH Physical Location Closure—March 13, 2020
[REVISED 12/01/2020]
March 12, 2020: Coronavirus Reporting
March 9, 2020: Coronavirus Information
March 3, 2020: Provision of Treatment Records in SSI Disability Cases
February 20, 2020: EPIC Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Independent Practitioner Designation (Updated)
February 18, 2020: Provider Personnel Roster Template
February 12, 2020: Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) RFP Updated List of School Clusters
2019 Notices
December 26, 2019 CBH Early Closure and Holiday Closure – December 31, 2019 and January 1, 2020
December 23, 2019 CBH Early Closure and Holiday Closure
December 23, 2019 Pay-for-Performance Definitions
November 12, 2019 New Mental Health Outpatient Regulations
November 7, 2019 Updated Policy for Provider Rate Request
- Rate Change One-Pager
- Request for Rate Increase Policy and Procedure
- Provider Request for Rate Increase Cover Sheet
- Expected Outcomes and Monitoring Methods
- Expenditure Summary Form (.xlsx)
October 18, 2019 CBH Closure – November 1, 2019
September 30, 2019 Authorization Number Expiration
July 23, 2019 Group Size Reminder
July 17, 2019 PE RFA Termination
July 16, 2019 City Municipal ID
July 11, 2019 Bulletin 18-21 Correction
July 9, 2019 Request for Detailed P4P Data
July 3, 2019 Planned Hahnemann Hospital Closure
June 28, 2019 Clarification Re: CBE, CBR, Addendum, Authorization Grids
June 25, 2019 Provider Rate Increase
June 20, 2019 Reminder – Administrative Discharges from Residential Substance Use Treatment
June 4, 2019 Time Access to Outpatient Services
May 23, 2019 Naloxone Dispensation
May 9, 2019 Extended Acute Care Authorizations
April 23, 2019 P4P Measurement and Threshold Webinar Schedule
April 22, 2019 P4P Required Screenings
April 16, 2019 Discontinuation of CBH Watermarked Paper for Official Schedule A Contracts
March 29, 2019 Supplier Diversity
March 28, 2019 Service Location Enrollment Deadline
March 13, 2019 Clarification Regarding Liability Insurance Requirements
March 5, 2019 Provider Satisfaction Survey
February 5, 2019 Long-Acting Injectables (LAI) Toolkit Updates
February 5, 2019 Clarification Regarding Professional Liability Insurance Requirement
2018 Notices
December 19, 2018 Narcan/Naloxone Dispensing
December 12, 2018 EBP Enhanced Rate
December 7, 2018 Important Message from DBHIDS re: ASAM Requirement
December 6, 2018 CBH as Primary Payer for Select Drug and Alcohol Services
November 26, 2018 ASAM Training Requirements and Provider Attestation
November 26, 2018 Spanish-Language Services
November 2, 2018 Use of ASAM Medical Necessity Criteria
October 19, 2018 Claims ORP Prescriber and Updated Companion Guides
October 16, 2018 Third Annual Compliance Forum November 8, 2018
October 15, 2018 Einstein CRC Relocated
October 12, 2018 Reminder re: Billing for TCA Screens
September 11, 2018 Packet Exemption Updates
August 31, 2018 Complaint Investigations to Occur at Provider Sites
August 10, 2018 Notification Regarding Letter from City Controller
August 3, 2018 Significant Incident Report Sharing Among BHMCOs
July 24, 2018 Fetanyl and Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
July 24, 2018 Guidance on Verifying Identity for Substance Use Treatment Providers
July 18, 2018 2018 P4P Data Request Process
July 17, 2018 City Controller Audit
June 11, 2018
June 8, 2018
Opioid Use Disorder Incentive Proposal Information
- Opioid Use Disorder Performance Incentive Preproposal Frequently Asked Questions
- Criteria for Opioid Use Disorder Performance Incentive
- Opioid Use Disorder Performance Incentive Proposal Timeline
- OUP Performance Incentive Criteria and Operationalization Slides AB and KD
May 1, 2018 Vitals and UDS No Longer Required to Authorize Substance Use Treatment
May 1, 2018 TRWI Implementation Reminder for Residential Drug Treatment Providers
April 20, 2018 P4P Bonus for Mental Health and Substance Use Outpatient Treatment Providers
April 17, 2018 P4P Transition to Value-Based Purchasing: Webinars
April 2, 2018 DBHIDS/CBH Secure File Exchange: Removal of Inactive Accounts
March 20, 2018 City Controller Audit
January 16, 2018
Provider Personnel Roster 2018
January 4, 2018
2017 Notices
December 28, 2017 DHS Guidance for Ordering, Referring and Prescribing
December 15, 2017 CBH Holiday Closures
December 12, 2017 EBP Designation Application Now Open
December 7, 2017 EDI Browser Shutdown and New Claims Testing Process
November 20, 2017 Provider Satisfaction Survey
November 20, 2017 Transition to New Clinical Information System
October 25, 2017 LAI Toolkit
October 23, 2017 Invitation to Addictions Provider Forum
October 20, 2017 Compliance Forum
October 17, 2017 EBP Designation
October 12, 2017 Invitation to Follow-up on Adult Acute Inpatient and Outpatient Psychiatric Provider Forum
October 6, 2017 EBP Enhanced Rate
October 5, 2017 Psychological Diagnosis of ASD Outside of Specialized Centers
September 8, 2017: BHRS Provider Forum FAQ
August 24, 2017: CRC Interim Plan
August 21, 2017: Provider Request for P4P Data
August 15, 2017: Intern Training and Documentation Requirements
August 15, 2017: Limited English Proficiency: MA Provider Requirements
August 9, 2017: Einstein Germantown CRC to No Longer Provide Children’s CRC Services and Interim Plan
August 2, 2017
OMHSAS Changes to BCBA and BSL Procedures
July 25, 2017
Changes to Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) Line Pre-certification Process
May 30, 2017
Adult Inpatient and Outpatient Psychiatric Provider Forum Invite
- Please RSVP for this event HERE
May 22, 2017 Staff Qualification Attestation
May 12, 2017 TSS Supervisor Requirements Correction
May 12, 2017
Clinical Supervision Training Registration Correction
May 9, 2017 Mandatory Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Forums
May 9, 2017 Provider Applications
April 26, 2017 Philadelphia 8-Hour MAT Waiver Trainings
April 26, 2017 Clinical Supervision Training for Provider Supervisors
April 25, 2017 Bidder’s Conference
April 25, 2017 Communications Changes
April 17, 2017 Reminder Regarding Outpatient Mental Health Service Provider Practices
March 31, 2017 P4P Measurement and Threshold Webinars: Schedule Change
March 20, 2017 P4P Measurement and Threshold Webinars
March 13, 2017 Daily Inpatient Bed Availability and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Capacity Survey
March 13, 2017 CBH Closure March 14, 2017
March 7, 2017 P4P Advisory Committee Selection
February 23, 2017 Connectivity Update
February 23, 2017 Staff Roster Reminder
February 22, 2017 Connectivity Loss
February 13, 2017 Use of Therapeutic Support Staff (TSS) Scheduler Form
February 13, 2017 Packet Exemption
February 13, 2017 Provider Notice on CBH Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline Posting
February 7, 2017 System Upgrade
January 26, 2017 CBH Administrative Offices Closed for 20th Anniversary
2016 Notices
December 28, 2016 Staff Roster Template Update
December 2, 2016 Open Bed Registry Start Date Postponed
November 18, 2016 Group Therapy Size Limitations
October 14, 2016 Closed: North Philadelphia Health System (NPHS) Behavioral Assessment Center (BAC)
September 20, 2016 CBH Compliance Forum
August 31, 2016 ABA Performance Standards
August 18, 2016 ABA Medical Necessity Criteria
August 1, 2016 Requesting BSC-ASD Services
August 1, 2016 Social (Pragmatic) Communication Disorder
July 28, 2016 CBH Provider Refusal Policy (updated from February 16, 2016)
July 18, 2016 Case Consultation Training Series
July 7, 2016 PCIT RFA: Information Session
June 21, 2016 Monthly Check Reminder
June 16, 2016 National Practitioner Databank Report: Requirement for Residents
May 16, 2016 Bidder’s Conference
May 11, 2016 Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Attestations
April 19, 2016 Bidder’s Conference 4/21/16: Mental Health Outpatient Services RFP
April 13, 2016 Insufficient Notice
April 8, 2016 Third Party Liability
March 31, 2016 Provider Meetings
March 9, 2016 Changes to the CBH Compliance Department Audit Response Process
March 3, 2016 Staff Roster Template Update
February 16, 2016 Member Care Reminder