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Behavioral Health

Behavioral Health Services | Outpatient | Inpatient | Documents | Training Resources

Behavioral Health Services

Acentra Health, the QIO-like organization for the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS), provides utilization and quality control peer review for outpatient behavioral health services to qualifying Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries. Acentra also provides utilization and quality control peer review for inpatient psychiatric services for Arkansas Medicaid beneficiaries underage of twenty-one.

Outpatient

  • Onsite and webinar trainings upon request
  • Infant mental health
  • Prior authorization/extension of benefits
  • Retrospective review

Inpatient

  • Under 21 Inpatient Psychiatric Acute
  • Certification of need and determination of medical necessity for admission
  • Continued stay and quality of care for inpatient psychiatric treatment
  • Onsite and webinar training upon request

Documents

  • Arkansas Medicaid Rule Requiring Explanation of Adverse Decisions

Training Resources

Outpatient Training Resources
  • Outpatient BH User Guide
  • Outpatient Power Point Training
  • Outpatient Provider Training Request
Inpatient Training Resources
  • Inpatient BH User Guide
  • Inpatient Power Point Training
  • Inpatient Provider Training Request
Independent Assessment Training
  • Independent Assessment Referral User Guide

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F: 1-855-997-3707

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