COVID-19 and Behavioral Health COVID-19 and State-Funded Services DMHDDSAS is committed to maximizing the reach and flexibility of North Carolina’s behavioral health and I/DD services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are the flexibilities and other resources we have put in place to help ensure consumers, providers, and LME/MCOs are able to maintain service levels during this time. Policy Flexbilities Below are Temporary Alternative Service Definitions (ASD) that will be in place during the pandemic. Although each has been requested by one LME/MCO, they have been approved for all of North Carolina’s LME/MCOs to utilize at their discretion and within available resources. Temporary ASD Approval Memo Requesting LME/MCO Assertive Engagement Memo Trillium Health Resources Disaster Outreach and Engagement for IDD Memo Trillium Health Resources Home Monitoring through Virtual Supervision systems (HMVS) Memo Trillium Health Resources Disaster Individual Rehabilitation, Coordination, and Support (DIRCS) Services. Memo Trillium Health Resources Psychosocial Rehabilitation During Disaster Memo Alliance Health Rapid Response Team (RRT) Memo Trillium Health Resources TIP-Comprehensive Clinical Support (CCS) Memo Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Case Support YP215 Memo Cardinal Innovations Healthcare ASD Day Treatment During Disaster Memo Alliance Health Bulletins/Memorandums DHHS COVID-19 Guidance Telehealth Codes and Resources Document Date Updated DWI Services Program Guidance March 27, 2020 COVID-19 Service Guidance for State Funded Behavioral Health Services March 26, 2020 3-Way Bed Guidance March 26, 2020 Managing Your Mental Health Managing your own mental health and building resilience are important, especially now. The Hope4NC Helpline (1-855-587-3463) connects North Carolinians to additional mental health and resilience supports that help them cope and build resilience during times of crisis. The Hope4Healers Helpline (919-226-2002) is a new initiative in partnership with the North Carolina Psychological Foundation. It provides mental health and resilience supports for health care professionals, emergency medical specialists, first responders, other staff who work in health care settings and their families throughout the state who are experiencing stress from being on the front lines of the state’s COVID-19 response. The NC DHHS COVID-19 Response page has additional resources to help manage your mental and overall health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other Resources DMHDDSAS has developed some strategies for counties to support behavioral health and I/DD services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Calls and Webinars For Consumer and Community Stakeholders Date Recordings, transcripts and documents 03/30/2020 Audio Recording 04/06/2020 Transcript 04/13/2020 Transcript 04/20/2020 Transcript 04/27/2020 Transcript 05/04/2020 Audio Recording, Transcript 05/11/2020 Audio Recording, Transcript 05/18/2020 Webinar Recording, Webinar Slides 06/29/2020 Webinar Recording 07/13/2020 Webinar Recording 08/24/2020 Webinar Recording Date Our State and our Nation are Hurting 06/01/2020 Audio Recording 06/08/2020 Transcript 06/29/2020 Audio Recording For Providers Date COVID-19 - Recordings, transcripts and documents 03/26/2020 Webinar Slides, Audio Recording 04/03/2020 Webinar Slides, Audio Recording 04/08/2020 Webinar Recording 04/16/2020 Webinar Recording 04/23/2020 Webinar Recording 04/30/2020 Webinar Recording 05/21/2020 Webinar Recording, Webinar Slides 05/28/2020 Webinar Recording 06/04/2020 Webinar Recording 06/11/2020 Webinar Recording, Webinar Slides 06/25/2020 Webinar Recording 07/09/2020 Webinar Recording 07/23/2020 Webinar Recording 08/06/2020 Webinar Recording Files Request-for-Alternative-Services--Trillium-Health-Resouces-Disaster-Individual-Rehabilitation-Coordination-and-Support-Services-Final-Docusigned.pdf PDF • 769.5 KB - April 23, 2020 Request-for-Alternative-Service--Home-Monitoring-through-Virtual-Supervision-Systems-revised---Final-Docusigned.pdf PDF • 972.88 KB - April 23, 2020 Memo-Temp-Home-Monitoring-through-Virtual-Supervision-systems--2020-04-14.docx-Final-Docusigned.pdf PDF • 440.55 KB - April 23, 2020 Alternative-Service-Def---Trillium---Disaster-Outreach-and-Engagement-for-IDD--State-Funded-3-27-202-Final-Docusigned.pdf PDF • 871.97 KB - April 23, 2020 Memo-Temp-Disaster-Outreach-and-Engagement-for-IDD---2020-04-08.docx-Final-Docusigned.pdf PDF • 440.39 KB - April 23, 2020
COVID-19 and Behavioral Health COVID-19 and State-Funded Services DMHDDSAS is committed to maximizing the reach and flexibility of North Carolina’s behavioral health and I/DD services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Below are the flexibilities and other resources we have put in place to help ensure consumers, providers, and LME/MCOs are able to maintain service levels during this time. Policy Flexbilities Below are Temporary Alternative Service Definitions (ASD) that will be in place during the pandemic. Although each has been requested by one LME/MCO, they have been approved for all of North Carolina’s LME/MCOs to utilize at their discretion and within available resources. Temporary ASD Approval Memo Requesting LME/MCO Assertive Engagement Memo Trillium Health Resources Disaster Outreach and Engagement for IDD Memo Trillium Health Resources Home Monitoring through Virtual Supervision systems (HMVS) Memo Trillium Health Resources Disaster Individual Rehabilitation, Coordination, and Support (DIRCS) Services. Memo Trillium Health Resources Psychosocial Rehabilitation During Disaster Memo Alliance Health Rapid Response Team (RRT) Memo Trillium Health Resources TIP-Comprehensive Clinical Support (CCS) Memo Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Case Support YP215 Memo Cardinal Innovations Healthcare ASD Day Treatment During Disaster Memo Alliance Health Bulletins/Memorandums DHHS COVID-19 Guidance Telehealth Codes and Resources Document Date Updated DWI Services Program Guidance March 27, 2020 COVID-19 Service Guidance for State Funded Behavioral Health Services March 26, 2020 3-Way Bed Guidance March 26, 2020 Managing Your Mental Health Managing your own mental health and building resilience are important, especially now. The Hope4NC Helpline (1-855-587-3463) connects North Carolinians to additional mental health and resilience supports that help them cope and build resilience during times of crisis. The Hope4Healers Helpline (919-226-2002) is a new initiative in partnership with the North Carolina Psychological Foundation. It provides mental health and resilience supports for health care professionals, emergency medical specialists, first responders, other staff who work in health care settings and their families throughout the state who are experiencing stress from being on the front lines of the state’s COVID-19 response. The NC DHHS COVID-19 Response page has additional resources to help manage your mental and overall health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Other Resources DMHDDSAS has developed some strategies for counties to support behavioral health and I/DD services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Calls and Webinars For Consumer and Community Stakeholders Date Recordings, transcripts and documents 03/30/2020 Audio Recording 04/06/2020 Transcript 04/13/2020 Transcript 04/20/2020 Transcript 04/27/2020 Transcript 05/04/2020 Audio Recording, Transcript 05/11/2020 Audio Recording, Transcript 05/18/2020 Webinar Recording, Webinar Slides 06/29/2020 Webinar Recording 07/13/2020 Webinar Recording 08/24/2020 Webinar Recording Date Our State and our Nation are Hurting 06/01/2020 Audio Recording 06/08/2020 Transcript 06/29/2020 Audio Recording For Providers Date COVID-19 - Recordings, transcripts and documents 03/26/2020 Webinar Slides, Audio Recording 04/03/2020 Webinar Slides, Audio Recording 04/08/2020 Webinar Recording 04/16/2020 Webinar Recording 04/23/2020 Webinar Recording 04/30/2020 Webinar Recording 05/21/2020 Webinar Recording, Webinar Slides 05/28/2020 Webinar Recording 06/04/2020 Webinar Recording 06/11/2020 Webinar Recording, Webinar Slides 06/25/2020 Webinar Recording 07/09/2020 Webinar Recording 07/23/2020 Webinar Recording 08/06/2020 Webinar Recording Files Request-for-Alternative-Services--Trillium-Health-Resouces-Disaster-Individual-Rehabilitation-Coordination-and-Support-Services-Final-Docusigned.pdf PDF • 769.5 KB - April 23, 2020 Request-for-Alternative-Service--Home-Monitoring-through-Virtual-Supervision-Systems-revised---Final-Docusigned.pdf PDF • 972.88 KB - April 23, 2020 Memo-Temp-Home-Monitoring-through-Virtual-Supervision-systems--2020-04-14.docx-Final-Docusigned.pdf PDF • 440.55 KB - April 23, 2020 Alternative-Service-Def---Trillium---Disaster-Outreach-and-Engagement-for-IDD--State-Funded-3-27-202-Final-Docusigned.pdf PDF • 871.97 KB - April 23, 2020 Memo-Temp-Disaster-Outreach-and-Engagement-for-IDD---2020-04-08.docx-Final-Docusigned.pdf PDF • 440.39 KB - April 23, 2020
Request-for-Alternative-Services--Trillium-Health-Resouces-Disaster-Individual-Rehabilitation-Coordination-and-Support-Services-Final-Docusigned.pdf PDF • 769.5 KB - April 23, 2020
Request-for-Alternative-Service--Home-Monitoring-through-Virtual-Supervision-Systems-revised---Final-Docusigned.pdf PDF • 972.88 KB - April 23, 2020
Memo-Temp-Home-Monitoring-through-Virtual-Supervision-systems--2020-04-14.docx-Final-Docusigned.pdf PDF • 440.55 KB - April 23, 2020
Alternative-Service-Def---Trillium---Disaster-Outreach-and-Engagement-for-IDD--State-Funded-3-27-202-Final-Docusigned.pdf PDF • 871.97 KB - April 23, 2020
Memo-Temp-Disaster-Outreach-and-Engagement-for-IDD---2020-04-08.docx-Final-Docusigned.pdf PDF • 440.39 KB - April 23, 2020