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2007 Provider Alerts
PA17 Dec-27 Consumer/Family Satisfaction Team [North Central] 52 KB PDF
PA16 Dec-14 Authorization Process Revisions 89 KB PDF
PA15 Dec-13 Update Regarding The New Claims System 27 KB PDF
PA14 Dec-13 New Clinical Practice Guideline 27 KB PDF
PA13 Oct-10 Reporting of Significant Member Incidents for Residential Treatment Facilities 35 KB PDF
PA12 Nov-6 Outpatient Attendance Verification 35 KB PDF
PA11 Aug-8 Claims Training For New Claims System 618 KB PDF
PA10 Jun-8 Important Time Frame Change for Reporting Significant Member Incidents 36 KB PDF
PA8 May-17 National Provider Identifier (NPI) Claims Submission 27 KB PDF
PA7 May-4 New Claims System 58 KB PDF
PA6 Apr-24 Clinical Practice Guidelines 26 KB PDF
PA5 Feb-27 Criteria for Inpatient Services 53 KB PDF
PA4 Feb-8 Reporting Your NPI to Community Care 44 KB PDF
PA3 Jan-31 Access Standards [Northeast] 41 KB PDF
PA2 Jan-22 RTF Child Abuse Clearances & Criminal Record Checks 25 KB PDF
PA1 Jan-18 Prescriber Responsibilities if Using Assistants for BP Evaluations 62 KB PDF

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2006 Alerts
PA14 Feb-27 North Central Claims System 32 KB PDF
PA13 Feb-8 Notification Regarding Change to BHRS ISPT Meeting Attendance Request Form 39 KB PDF
PA12 Jan-31 Notification Regarding Change to BHRS Authorization Requests 38 KB PDF
PA11 Jan-22 Notification Regarding Changes to the Admission/Discharge Notification Form and the Discharge Summary Form for Residential Treatment Facilities (RTF), Individual Residential Treatment (IRT), Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC), and Community Rehabilitation Residential (CRR) Programs 43 KB PDF
PA10 Jan-18 Care Management/Utilization Management Discharge Review Process 29 KB PDF
PA9 Feb-27 Requirement to Invite Care Managers to all initial RTF and BHRS Interagency Service Planning Team (ISPT) Meetings 49 KB PDF
PA8 Feb-27 Notification To BHRS and RTF Providers Regarding Delivery of Service Request Packets 36 KB PDF
PA7 Feb-8 Changes to Authorization of PHP/D&A IOP Services 49 KB PDF
PA6 Jan-31 Screening MISA 59 KB PDF
PA5 Jan-22 New Forms for RTF, IIRT, CRR, TFC 61 KB PDF
PA4 Jan-18 Guidelines for changing RTF Treatment 66 KB PDF
PA3 Jan-18 Domestic Violence 60 KB PDF

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2005 Alerts
PA12 Feb-27 Clinical Practice Guidelines 30 KB PDF
PA11 Feb-8 Claims Secondary Billing 62 KB PDF
PA9 Jan-31 Autism Bulletin 70 KB PDF
PA8 Jan-22 Neuropsych Testing 35 KB PDF
PA6 Apr-22 Provider Billing and Finance 78 KB PDF
PA5 Apr-7 MISA 60 KB PDF
PA4 Jan-18 Enhanced Outpatient Services 76 KB PDF
PA3 Apr-7 Pre Release Medicaid 38 KB PDF
PA2 Jan-18 Act 147 Information 39 KB PDF
PA1 Dec Allegheny Fee Schedule Reminders 63 KB PDF
PA1 Dec HealthChoices Adams, Berks and York Fee Schedule Reminders 63 KB PDF
PA1 Dec HealthChoices Chester Fee Schedule Reminders 63 KB PDF

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2004 Alerts
PA19 Dec-10 Notification Regarding Health Choices Behavioral Health Expedited Enrollment 73 KB PDF
PA17 Nov-4 Clarification of Requirements for Best Practice/Life Domain Evaluations and Doctoral Level BSC Services 59 KB PDF
PA15 Oct-27 Providers Required To Notify Community Care of Changes 44 KB PDF
PA14 Sep-21 New FAX Number for the Claims Department 34 KB PDF
PA12 Aug-5 New BHRS Monthly reporting as outlined in the July 1, 2004 OMHSAS letter. 48 KB PDF
PA11 Aug-4 Introduction to ePOWER 37 KB PDF
PA10 May-26 New FAX Number for the Claims Department 36 KB PDF
PA8 May-2 Update/Reminder on PROMISe Conversion with Community Care 37 KB PDF
PA7 May-2 Coordination of Benefits (COB) – HealthChoices Program 91 KB PDF
PA6 Apr-15 PROMISe Conversion with Community Care 48 KB PDF
PA5 Mar-3 “Service Class” Authorization Process 140 KB PDF
PA3 Feb-3 Notification Regarding BHRS Brief Treatment Services for Providers of Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Services 63 KB PDF
PA2 Feb-3 Preparation for the PA Department of Public Welfare’s PROMISe Conversion 73 KB PDF
PA1 Feb-3 Web Based Outpatient Registration 71 KB PDF

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2003 Alerts
  Dec-15 HealthChoices HIPAA Standardized Code Sets Implementation 29 KB PDF
Jul-7 Reminder Regarding Parent/Guardian/Member Signatures on Forms 54 KB PDF
Jul-1 Outpatient Registration Instructions and Notification 68 KB PDF
May-16 MA Provider Type 41 – Psychologist Fee Schedule 52 KB PDF
  Apr-8 Email Distribution Request 35 KB PDF
  Apr-8 Coordination of Benefits (COB) – HealthChoices Program 84 KB PDF
Feb-10 Performance Improvement Plan for Residential Treatment Facilities Allegheny County 66 KB PDF
Jan-27 Provider Obligations to Report Changes 37 KB PDF
Jan-7 UPMC for You 39 KB PDF

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