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Behavioral HealthNote that advising a member to call 911 is not anacceptable form of crisis intervention for aCentennial Care behavioral health provider.Emergency/Disaster PlanningIn the event of a federally declared disaster,<strong>Presbyterian</strong> Centennial Care coordinates with thestate’s interagency Behavioral Health PurchasingCollaborative to locate providers to participate incrisis counseling implemented by the FederalEmergency Management Agency <strong>and</strong> supportedthrough an interagency agreement with theSubstance Abuse <strong>and</strong> Mental Health ServicesAdministration’s Center for Mental Health Services.Supplemental funding for crisis counseling isavailable to state mental health authorities throughtwo grant mechanisms: the Immediate ServicesProgram, which provides funds for up to 60 days ofservices immediately following a disasterdeclaration, <strong>and</strong> the Regular Services Program,which provides funds for up to nine monthsfollowing a disaster declaration.Authorization of ServicesAppendix F provides a detailed description of theauthorization requirements for all services,including behavioral health services. It is theprovider’s responsibility to assure that all servicesare authorized in accordance with thoserequirements.Cultural Competency<strong>Presbyterian</strong> is committed to embracing the richdiversity of the people we serve. We believe inproviding high-quality care to culturally,linguistically, <strong>and</strong> ethnically diverse populations, aswell as to those who are visually <strong>and</strong> hearingimpaired. We are committed to ensuring that allmembers provided with behavioral health servicesreceive equitable <strong>and</strong> effective treatment in arespectful manner that recognizes individualspoken language, gender differences, <strong>and</strong> the roleculture plays in a person’s health <strong>and</strong> well-being.In order to refer members to providers appropriateto their needs <strong>and</strong> preferences, <strong>Presbyterian</strong>’s staffis trained in cultural diversity <strong>and</strong> sensitivity.<strong>Provider</strong>s with myPRES access have theopportunity to complete cultural competencytraining through their portal. Magellan HealthServices also provides cultural competencytraining, technical assistance, <strong>and</strong> online resourcesathttps://www.magellanprovider.com/MHS/MGL/education/culturalcompetency/index.asp to helpproviders enhance their provision of high-quality,culturally appropriate services. <strong>Presbyterian</strong>continually monitors <strong>and</strong> assesses providerdiversity <strong>and</strong> sensitivity, <strong>and</strong> at the same timeactively recruits, develops, <strong>and</strong> works to retain adiverse array of behavioral health providerscompatible with our member population.It is the provider’s responsibility to includeinformation on the provider’s credentialingapplication about language services the provideroffers <strong>and</strong> about any specialty services theprovider’s practice offers.9-92014 <strong>Practitioner</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Provider</strong> <strong>Manual</strong> - Ver. 3

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