Wash. Admin. Code § 182-538D-0380

Current through Register Vol. 24-21, November 1, 2024
Section 182-538D-0380 - Managed care organization-Choice of primary behavioral health provider

The managed care organization (MCO) must:

(1) Ensure that each person receiving nonemergency behavioral health rehabilitation services has a primary behavioral health provider who is responsible to carry out the individual service plan; and
(2) Allow people, parents of people age twelve and younger, and guardians of people of all ages to select a primary behavioral health provider from the available primary behavioral health provider staff within the MCO.
(3) Assign a primary behavioral health provider not later than fifteen working days after the person requests services if the person does not select a primary behavioral health provider.
(4) Allow a person to change primary behavioral health providers at any time for any reason. The person must notify the MCO or its designee of the request for a change, and inform the MCO or designee of the name of the new primary behavioral health provider.

Wash. Admin. Code § 182-538D-0380

Adopted by WSR 19-24-063, Filed 11/27/2019, effective 1/1/2020