Disclaimer: The announcement archive is a place where messages and announcements are housed from previous years. This will be used as a reference location for providers to revisit important  historic announcements.

• 2009 (PDF)
• 2008 (PDF)
• 2007 (PDF)
• 2006 (PDF)
• 2005 (PDF)
• 2004 (PDF)

PMHS Diagnoses

This section will list any upcoming conferences and workshops for Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

• 2010 MHA Annual Conference - Save the Date
• Adult Services Conference, "Making Recovery Real"
• Essential Workplace Skills Webinar Series
• Invitation: Screening and Assessment Process for Co-occurring Disorders
• Medical Director Forum Invitation
• Second Annual Community Wellness and Recovery Conference Registraion Brochure
• Second Annual Community Wellness and Recovery Conference Information
• Second Annual Community Wellness and Recovery Conference Agenda
• The Sixth Annual Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference
• TIF Conference Invitation
  

• PMHS Reimbursement Schedule - Updated Feb. 2010
• EOP Explanation Codes/HIPAA Crosswalk
• EOP Requirements
• EDI Information
• Mailing Address for Paper Claims
• HIPAA Resources and Software Downloads
• Guide to Using Direct Claim Submission (PDF)
• PaySpan^® Health: Healthcare Payment and Remittance Advice
  (A free service to providers for EFT and ERA receipt)
• How to Register as a Provider in PaySpan^® Health

• Combination of Service Rules Clarification - January 27, 2010
• Combination of Service Rules Clarification, December 2009
• Combination of Service Rules, November 2009
• Priority Populations - February 4, 2010

• COMAR
• Provider Audits
  • Policies and Procedures
    • MHA Office of Managed Care Compliance Policy and Procedure for Provider Audits
    • MHA Policy and Procedure for Inpatient Retroactive Chart Review within the Public Mental Health System
• Audit Tools
  Mental Hygiene Administration has approved the following audit tools and definitions for scoring quality of documentation items. Depending upon the license of the program being audited, one of these tools will be used.
  • Outpatient Mental Health Clinic (OMHC)
    • Audit Tool (PDF) Revised Jan 2010
    • Definitions (PDF) Revised Jan 2010
    • Billing Review (PDF)
    • Staff Guide
    • Assessment Components (PDF)
  • Individual and Group Practices
    • Audit Tool (PDF)
    • Definitions (PDF)
    • Billing Review (PDF)
  • Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP Adult)
    • Audit Tool (PDF) Revised Jan 2010
    • Definitions (PDF) Revised Jan 2010
    • Billing Review (PDF)
    • Staffing Guide (PDF)
    • Assessment Components (PDF)
  • Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP Minor)
    • Audit Tool (PDF) Revised Jan 2010
    • Definitions (PDF) Revised Jan 2010
    • Billing Review (PDF)
    • Staffing Guide (PDF)
    • Assessment Components (PDF)
  • Residential Treatment Center
  • Program Structure & Organization Audit Tool (PDF)
  • Quality of Documentation Audit Tool (PDF)
  • Definitions for Scoring Audit Items (PDF)
  • Billing Review (PDF)
  • Seclusion and Restraint Definitions (PDF)
  • Inpatient Facilities
    • Inpatient Billing Review (PDF)
    • Inpatient Audit Definition (PDF)
    • Inpatient Audit Tool (PDF)
    • Inpatient Audit Structure and Organization Tool (PDF)
  • Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS)
    • Audit Tool (PDF) Jan 2010
  • Intensive Outpatient (IOP)
    • Audit Tool (PDF) Jan 2010
    • Definitions (PDF) Jan 2010
  • Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
    • Audit Tool (PDF) Jan 2010
    • Quality of Documentation (PDF) Jan 2010

• Coming Soon

• Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)

• Grievance and Appeals Tip Sheet (Coming Soon)
• HIPAA Tips for Providers (Coming Soon)

• Provider Committee Meeting Minutes (Coming Soon)

• ProviderConnect Helpful Resources