PROVIDERS SEEKING INFORMATION

To The Provider Network:

The City of Philadelphia has been closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and has been actively preparing plans and responses to prevent community spread within the Philadelphia region. In order to ensure the health and safety of our provider network, all scheduled trainings have been cancelled for the next 2 weeks. In this ever-evolving situation, we will continue to monitor the Philadelphia Department of Public Health’s recommendations. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and appreciate your patience. DBHIDS will continue to keep you updated.

We offer training and technical assistance to behavioral health service providers. Please follow the links below to explore the training opportunities that are available.

• • The DBHIDS Learning Hub – offers free eLearning courses, webinars, and virtual classes to behavioral health professionals in Philadelphia. To create an account with the DBHIDS Learning Hub, please click here and complete the form. For new user directions, click here. For assistance, email DBHIDS.LearningHub@phila.gov.
  • Behavioral Health Training and Education Network(BHTEN) –  offers over 170 training and education events for behavioral health professionals, persons in recovery and families.  For more information, call (215) 923-2116.
  • CBH Provider Training and Development – offers all Community Behavioral Health contracted providers a training series on effective tools for Assessment, Treatment Planning and Clinical Documentation. Provider Training and Development also offers Technical Assistance to CBH providers. For more information, please email cbh.ndtechnicalassistance@phila.gov.
  • Mental Health First Aid– offered free of charge to all people who live and/or work in Philadelphia, MHFA teaches how to help a person who may be experiencing a mental health related crisis or problem. For more information, visit healthymindsphilly.org/MHFA.
  • Network for Training and Development, Inc.– offers quality training, technical assistance, and demonstration for individuals with disabilities, families, organizations, and neighborhoods. For more information, visit networksfortraining.org.
  • Training Director’s Collaborative– a network of Training Director’s, Managers and Coordinators from Behavioral Health Organizations in Philadelphia who develop curriculum coordinate training and professional development opportunities for behavioral health service staff. We gather to network, share expertise and explore possibilities for collaboration. If you would like to join this group, email Sicily.Hill@phila.gov.
  • Evidence-based Practice and Innovation Center (EPIC) – offers education and resources to support the selection, implementation and sustainability of evidence-based practices. For more information, visit dbhids.org/epic, email epic_dbhids@phila.gov, and/or follow @phillyepic.

To ensure providers are well informed with the latest information about behavioral health and intellectual disability services, below are a variety of helpful resources, forms and guidelines.

Policies & Procedures:

• DBHIDS Language Access Procedure for Providers
• Heat Safety
• HIPAA Resources-Update coming soon

Resources:

• Letters of Support Request Policy
• DBHIDS Practice Guidelines
• Grant Opportunities
• CBH Provider Directory
• Guidance on Verifying Identity for the Purpose of Providing Substance Use Disorder Services

Forms and Other Documents:
Behavioral Health Case Management
In its efforts to more fully integrate services, DBHIDS has developed a referral packet for all behavioral health case management services. The Office of Mental Health and Community Behavioral Health’s Targeted Case Management Unit has adopted a new application effective November 1, 2015. For more information, see below:

• DBHIDS Behavioral Health Appointment of Personal Representative
• DBHIDS Official Letter Announcing Change
• Intake Application

The Operations-Fiscal unit, also referred to as the OPSFIS unit, provides oversight for the Operations, Programmatic, and Fiscal aspects of Behavioral Health system through our network of providers. We work closely with our providers to ensure quality behavioral health services for the uninsured Philadelphians receiving behavioral health services.

Fiscal Year 2022 Documents:

• MH Invoice Forms Checklist
• OAS Invoice Forms Checklist
• FY2022 MH 1st, 2nd, 3rd Quarter Invoice Forms
• FY2022 MH 1st, 2nd, 3rd Quarter Inv Instructs
• FY2022 General 2nd & 3rd Quarter Invoice Instructions
• FY2022 OAS Quarterly Invoice Instructions
• FY2022 OAS Quarterly Invoice Forms
• FY 2022 General Budget Instructions
• FY 2022 Budget Document List
• FY 2022 OMHSAS Bulletin
• FY 2022 MH Instructions
• FY 2022 MH Budget Forms
• FY 2022 MH Attachment A
• FY 2022 IDS-EI Instructions for Preparing Forms
• FY 2022 IDS-EI Specific Budget Instructions
• FY 2022 IDS-EI Budget Forms
• FY 2022 OAS Instructions
• FY 2022 OAS Budget Forms

The DBHIDS maintains stringent oversight and monitoring functions to ensure that individuals receive quality services across the provider network. Oversight and monitoring efforts minimize fraud, waste, abuse, and risk; guide policy and practices; and elevate industry standards.

These functions include:

• The Network Improvement and Accountability Collaborative (NIAC)
• Compliance
• Quality Management
• Claims Management
• Fiscal Management
• Program Analysts

Providers must meet the standards of excellence detailed in the Network Inclusion Criteria 3.0 in order to be recognized as part of the DBHIDS network, regardless of funding stream: Network Inclusion Criteria (NIC) 3.0

The Operations-Fiscal (OPSFIS) unit, formerly Contracts and Budgets, is responsible for the budgets, negotiations and financial monitoring of contracted agencies providing Behavioral Health Services.

By managing contract compliance and fiscal oversight, this unit ensures agencies deliver quality behavioral health services in the most efficient, fiscally responsible manner.