Provider Alert

Issued:  July 3, 2018 Registration of Interest (ROI) Dual Diagnosis Services (IDD/MHSU, includes ASD) Residential (ROI #0718-004) Partners is issuing this Registration of Interest (ROI) to determine interest from appropriately qualified organizations in providing residential services to individuals with dual diagnoses of intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and mental health and substance use disorders (MHSU),

Issued:  June 29, 2018 The NC Department of Health and Human Services Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and, Substance Abuse Services has notified Partners of a scheduled outage for the HCBS System on Monday (07/02/2018). Access to the HCBS Provider Self-Assessment and the HCBS Database will be unavailable from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

Issued:  June 28, 2018 As Partners continues to assess rates for services and follow through with the commitment of reinvesting dollars into services for the consumers you serve, we are pleased to announce rate increases for the following services effective with dates of services August 1, 2018. Services and Rate Increases Billing Unit New Rate

Issued:  June 29, 2018 UPDATE: IRIS Website Now Available (6/29/2018 @ 5:00 PM EST) Partners has been notified that the Incident Response Improvement System (IRIS) website (https://iris.dhhs.state.nc.us/) is now available. Thank you for your patience. UPDATE: IRIS Website Currently Unavailable (6/28/2018) Partners has learned that the Incident Response Improvement System (IRIS) website is currently unavailable.

Issued:  June 25, 2018 The North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance, the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, and the LME/MCOs will offer a webinar on the “Community Navigator’s role in Person Centered Planning”. This presentation will provide an overview of the person centered process and piloted Individual Service Plan (ISP)

Issued:  June 7, 2018 Attention Providers of Block Grant-Funded Programs: Fiscal Year 2018 Review The State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2018 annual monitoring of State and Federally-Funded Services is currently underway. Any provider that has gotten paid under any of the following programs: SAPTBG Work First/CPS SAPTBG IV SAPTBG Set Aside Program for Women Who are

Issued:  June 5, 2018 Reminder: Perception of Care Surveys Due Please be reminded that today, June 5th, is the last day of the Perception of Care survey process. All completed surveys should be dropped off as soon as possible to the Partners’ Gastonia office at 901 S. New Hope Road addressed to the attention of

Issued:  May 30, 2018 The following information was distributed as an NCTracks Alert. Providers can access this alert and other NCTracks communications at https://www.nctracks.nc.gov/content/public/providers/provider-communications/2018-announcements.html. All questions regarding this alert should be directed to NC HIEA staff at hiea@nc.gov or Medicaid at Renee.McCoy@dhhs.nc.us. Attention: Hospitals, Physicians, Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners Message from Dave Richard, Deputy Secretary

Issued:  May 24, 2018 Fiscal Year 2017-18 Checkwrite Cutoff Providers are reminded that all approved claims to be considered for Fiscal Year 2017-18 must be submitted by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. To view the checkwrite schedule, please visit https://legacy.providers.partnersbhm.org/finance-documents-forms/#June-2018. Various Service Opportunities Available RFI #0518-002 NADD Certification (Updated May 15, 2018): Partners has

Partners Ensures a Smooth Transition for Individuals Receiving Services in Rutherford County GASTONIA, N.C., May 10, 2018 –  On April 9, 2018, Rutherford County Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to seek engagement with Partners Behavioral Health Management to oversee intellectual/developmental disabilities, mental health and substance use disorder (IDD/MH/SUD) services in Rutherford County. Asheville-based Vaya Health