Adult Behavioral Health Service Definitions

Money to pay for services is paid to service agencies through a contract. Some contracts allow for services to be performed to any person. Other contracts manage the people that can receive the services. This managed service is Nebraska’s managed care system. Medicaid adds money through Medicaid Rehabilitation Option (MRO) or Substance Abuse Waiver.

A person needing treatment may enter the system at any service agency. That service agency calls a central review to assure the services proposed meet the person’s needs. The central review is housed at Magellan Behavioral Health Care, Inc.

Mental Health (MRO) New Improved Guidelines (PowerPoint Presentation for Conference Call 6/16/06):

Nebraska Behavioral Health Service Area, Levels of Care and Service Names with Year of Regulation

Service Definitions are Referenced from:

2006 - Nebraska Health and Human Services System, Behavioral Health and Medicaid Revised August 2006, and
2003 - Nebraska Behavioral Health System Service Definitions, April 2003.

These have been supplemented by:

2007 - Supported Employment (January 2007)
2007 - Intensive Case Management (Draft 2007)

ASAM:  American Society of Addiction Medicine - Used by Permission (Copyright 2001)

For more information contact Robert Bussard (402) 471-7821

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