Administration of Mental Health Services by Medicaid Agencies

Table 7: Collaboration, continuedMental Health Representation on MCACType of RepresentativeOtherMentalhealthdepartmentProviderConsumerAt least oneslot reservedfor mentalhealthrepresentativeon MCAC 1Medicaidagencyparticipates indevelopmentof mentalhealth planMedicaidagency isrepresentedon Statemental healthplanningcouncilMedicaid staffmember who isthe point personon mentalhealth issuesDirectorsof the twoagencieshave regularlyscheduledmeetingsHow often arethere regularlyscheduledmeetingsbetween staffat the twoagencies?How often dothe Medicaidand mentalhealth agenciescollaborate?State612YesNo——22Yes—12Yes—3236YesNoNoYes42NoYes3734TotalYesYesMonthlyOccasionallyIowaYesNoMonthlySomewhatRegularlyKansas————NoYesYesYesYesWeekly orbiweeklyFrequentlyKentuckyNoNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYesWeekly orbiweeklyFrequentlyLouisianaNoNoNoNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesNoYesOtherFrequentlyMaineYesNoWeekly orbiweeklyFrequentlyMarylandNoNoYesNoYesYesYesYesYesWeekly orbiweeklyFrequentlyMassachusettsNoNo——NoNoYesYesNo—YesYesYes—NoNoYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYesMonthlyOccasionallyMichiganYesNRNRFrequentlyMinnesotaYesNoQuarterlyOccasionallyMississippiNoNo 3Weekly orbiweeklyOccasionallyMissouriNoNo—YesNo—YesYes—YesNo—YesYesNoNoNoYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesAs neededAs neededWeekly orbiweeklyOccasionallyFrequentlyOccasionallyMontanaNebraskaNevadaNoNoYesNoYesYesNRNoNoMonthlyOccasionallyNewHampshireSee notes at end of table. ContinuedAdministration of Mental Health Services by Medicaid Agencies 37