Arizona mental health licensing

Earlier this year the Governor signed HB which directs us to develop new rules for licensing places that can provide both behavioral and physical health services. By azdhs-admin T September 6th, General. Our behavioral health licensing team gets complaints from many sources- but seldom do we read about potentially dangerous conditions in the newspaper.

Our licensing team awoke to read an article in a local newspaper in which the operator stated that they had laid off their clinical director, nurse, [ By azdhs-admin T April 13th, Licensing.

For Arizonans with SMI, obtaining needed health care has been challenging and further complicated by concerns around poor medication management and stigma, sometimes causing many individuals to forgo physical health care. Because many persons with SMI also experience co-morbidities, management of chronic diseases like diabetes or hypertension has also been poor.

To carry out this new approach, RBHAs manage the delivery of physical health services, in addition to behavioral health services, to increase member engagement in obtaining medically necessary physical health services.

On April 1, , approximately 17, members with Serious Mental Illness in Maricopa County were transitioned to a single plan, Mercy Maricopa Integrated Care, to manage both their behavioral and physical health care needs. For more information please see the resource links below. To enhance care coordination and broaden accessibility of health care through AHCCCS, members determined to have a serious mental illness SMI who do not reside in Maricopa County will be enrolled in one health plan beginning October 1, for both their physical and behavioral health care needs.

These members will be reassigned to one of the integrated health plans Regional Behavioral Health Authorities RBHAs listed below, depending on where they live. Letters have been sent to those members whose enrollment will change to one of the integrated health plans to inform them of their new enrollment.

Members residing in the following Counties will be receiving physical and behavioral health services from Health Choice Integrated Care beginning October 1, Apache, Coconino, Mohave, Navaho, Yavapai and Gila except zip codes and Toggle navigation.

Arizona Olmstead Plan. A Recent History and Olmstead Activities. Building an Integrated Health Care System. Payment Modernization. In-state candidates apply first at the associate level.

Some steps will need to be carried out in advance. Applicants will need to have fingerprints made unless they are in possession of a current fingerprint clearance card. They may initiate the process by requesting fingerprint cards from the Board at Education is documented at the associate stage. The Arizona Board will require a transcript from all graduate schools attended.

These are to be included in the application package in sealed envelopes. Practicum experiences will be documented by the school and on-site supervisor. Verification will be included in sealed envelopes.

Candidates must do a self-query of the National Practitioner Data Bank. They may visit www. This, to, should be included in a sealed envelope. The report must be recent. The request must have been made within 90 days. Arizona requires verification of all professional licenses and certifications held, past or present; the verification form is found in the general application. The application will go through an administrative review and then a substantive review.

Candidates who receive notification that additional documentation is required are expected to submit materials within 60 days; however, they may request up to two extensions.