Behavioral Health Services Provider Manual Updates
Date: 05/15/23
Louisiana Healthcare Connections is sharing with providers recent updates made to the Behavioral Health Services Provider Manual (PDF). These updates to the Mental Health Rehabilitation (MHR), Outpatient Therapy by Licensed Practitioner and Addiction chapters.
For the MHR chapter, revisions were made to clarify supervision expectations and CPST staff ratios. Telehealth requirements were updated in the OLP and Addiction chapters.
Below are descriptions and links to the specific update:
| Item Number | Provider Manual Chapter | Date Posted | Comment Period Closed | Document Links |
| 2023-HOSPITALS-1 | Section 25.2 – Inpatient Services – Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing of Critically Ill Infants | 3/31/23 | 5/15/23 | Section 25.2 – Inpatient Services – Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing of Critically Ill Infants |
| 2023-BHS-6 | Section 2.3 – Outpatient Services – Mental Health Rehabilitation Services | 3/28/23 | 5/12/23 | Section 2.3 – Outpatient Services – Mental Health Rehabilitation Services |
| 2023-BHS-5 | Section 2.3 – Outpatient Services – Outpatient Therapy by Licensed Practitioners | 3/28/23 | 5/12/23 | Section 2.3 – Outpatient Services – Outpatient Therapy by Licensed Practitioners |
| 2023-BHS-4 | Section 2.4 – Addiction Services | 3/28/23 | 5/12/23 | Section 2.4 – Addiction Services |