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Public Meeting Notice
Public Meeting Notice Department of Mental Health Medical Necessity Commission - 4/19/2024
Overview of Department of Mental Health Medical Necessity Commission - 4/19/2024
Place: |
In person DMH, Commissioner’s Office, 25 Staniford Street, Boston, MA, Room 2114 Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 934 3469 7122 |
Contact: |
Avis Somerville 617-626-8130 |
Meeting Minutes
Agenda
- Consideration of Sarah Chiaramida’s further motion:
- Like physical health care, it should be the goal of the behavioral health care delivery system to provide evidence-based, equitable, consistent, and high-quality care consistent with mental health parity.
- To achieve the goal of equitable, and evidence-based delivery of behavioral health care, health plans and providers shall utilize nationally based criteria for medical necessity for behavioral health care services.
- There shall be a process, led by the state to enable local health care providers and payers to annually review the criteria to enable providers to offer feedback on the national criteria utilized by health plans, to propose modifications to more closely align with local practice, and to educate providers on the criteria, including how to view the criteria and how to use it.
- Background/Context Language for Inclusion
- Report Development (who will write, review, edit, minority reports)
- New Business not Anticipated at Time of Posting
Additional Resources for Department of Mental Health Medical Necessity Commission - 4/19/2024
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Medical Necessity Commission Motions
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