M E M O R A N D U M
|
Date:
|
January 28, 2000
|
|
To:
|
County Department of Human Service Directors
County Departments and Community Programs Directors
Tribal Chairpersons/Human Services Facilitators
Mental Health Coordinators
AODA Coordinators
Area Administrators and Assistant Area Administrators
Managed Care Organizations
|
|
From:
|
Sinikka McCabe
Administrator
Division of Supportive Living
|
Peggy L. Bartels
Administrator
Division of Health Care Financing
|
|
Re:
|
Request for Consideration
Mental Health/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Managed Care
|
We are pleased to issue the attached Request for Consideration (RFC) for the Mental
Health and Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (MH/AODA) Managed Care Demonstration Projects.
This is the first major step in implementing MH/AODA reform as outlined in the final
report of the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Mental Health. We think this is a
unique opportunity for counties and tribes to reshape the MH/AODA treatment system, become
more consumer focused and outcome oriented and test the use of managed care tools to
accomplish these goals.
The 1999-2001 biennial State budget authorizes the Department to select up to four
demonstration sites. Eligible applicants for these sites are limited to Wisconsin counties
and tribes, individually or in consortium. Counties and tribes may also choose to partner
with other healthcare organizations (e.g., health maintenance organizations (HMOs),
limited services health organization) to meet the requirements in the RFC. We have
included information about HMOs currently contracting with the DHS to facilitate this
partnering.
The budget also authorized start-up funding for these demonstration sites. The RFC
identifies the amount of funding and allowable uses for the funds.
Proposals submitted in response to this RFC are due no later than 4:30 p.m. (CDT) on
May 1, 2000. A proposer’s conference is scheduled for Wednesday, March 1, 2000,
at 9:30 a.m. at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center, 1 John Nolen Drive,
Madison, WI.
Questions about this RFC should be directed to:
Therese Ahlers, Chief
Systems Design and Monitoring Section
DSL-Bureau of Community Mental Health, Room 433
1 W. Wilson Street
P.O. Box 7851
Madison, WI 53707-7851
Phone: 608-266-9330
Fax: 608-267-7793
Email: ahlertm@DHS.state.wi.us
We have attached a copy of the contract for our Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
managed care program--ICare--for your information. Proposers are encouraged to review this
contract for standard Medicaid managed care contract language in a variety of areas (e.g.,
quality improvement, subcontracting, marketing, contract termination).
Please also note that some fiscal data is included in Addenda 1 and 2. County specific
data is being sent to the county human service directors, community program directors and
tribal human service facilitators only. Instructions for obtaining additional fiscal
information are contained in Addendum 2.
This document represents the culmination of four years of effort to develop a vision
and policies to better serve persons in need of publicly funded MH/AODA services.
We would like to thank the hundreds of individuals from across the State who have
contributed to the development of this RFC. In particular, we would like to acknowledge
the valuable contributions of the Blue Ribbon Commission-Implementation Advisory
Committee.
cc: Blue Ribbon Commission-Implementation Advisory Committee Members
Questions, Answers and Additional Information for
Proposers
Mental Health/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Managed Care RFC (03/31/00)
pdf 158kb
Request for Consideration for MH/AODA Managed Care
(02/09/00) pdf 354kb
Attachments to Request for Consideration for MH/AODA
Managed Care (02/10/00) pdf 471kb
Related Websites:
Bureau of Community Mental
Health, Department of Health and Family Services
Bureau of Substance Abuse
Services, Department of Health and Family Services
Last Revised: December 27, 2010 |
