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Medicaid Behavioral Health Services: Case Management
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2022
Location
Service Covered?
Copayment Required?
Limits on Services?
United States
Yes - 32; No - 13; NR - 6
Yes - 1
Yes - 13
Alabama
Yes
Yes - not specified
No
Alaska
Yes
No
No
Arizona
Yes
NR
No
Arkansas
NR
NR
NR
California
Yes
No
No
Colorado
No
Connecticut
No
Delaware
NR
NR
NR
District of Columbia
Yes
No
Transition planning services require prior authorization (no limits for clinicial care coordination services)
Florida
Yes
No
Mental health targeted case management is limited to of 344 15-minute units per month; intensive team targeted case management is limited to 48 15-minute units per day
Georgia
NR
NR
NR
Hawaii
Yes
No
No
Idaho
Yes
No
No
Illinois
Yes
No
Only covered for mental health conditions. Annual limit of 240 hours per recipient across all case management services; annual limit of 40 hours per recipient for transition, linkage, and aftercare case management services
Indiana
Yes
No
Varies by level of need; Medicaid Rehabilitation Option package of services is required
Iowa
Yes
No
No
Kansas
Yes
No
No
Kentucky
Yes
No
NR
Louisiana
No
Maine
Yes
No
No
Maryland
Yes
No
NR
Massachusetts
No
Michigan
Yes
No
No
Minnesota
NR
NR
NR
Mississippi
Yes
No
For community mental health centers only, limit of 96 per day, 15 minute units, 400 per state fiscal year
Missouri
Yes
No
No
Montana
Yes
No
No
Nebraska
Yes
No
No
Nevada
Yes
No
Prior authorization typically required after 30 hours per month of targeted case management
New Hampshire
NR
NR
NR
New Jersey
Yes
No
No
New Mexico
No
New York
No
North Carolina
Yes
No
Prior authorization is required
North Dakota
No
Ohio
Yes
No
Yes - not specified
Oklahoma
No
Oregon
Yes
No
Limit of 100 units, with a 15 minute unit max
Pennsylvania
No
Rhode Island
Yes
No
No
South Carolina
Yes
No
No
South Dakota
No
Tennessee
No
Texas
No
Utah
NR
NR
NR
Vermont
Yes
No
Yes - not specified
Virginia
Yes
No
Registration is required
Washington
No
West Virginia
Yes
No
Based on medical necessity
Wisconsin
Yes
No
Limits on units per day
Wyoming
Yes
No
No
2018
Location
Service Covered?
Copayment Required?
Limits on Services?
United States
Yes - 29 No - 17 NR - 5
Yes - 2
Yes - 11
Alabama
No
Alaska
Yes
No
No
Arizona
Yes
No
No
Arkansas
Yes
NR
NR
California
Yes
No
No
Colorado
Yes
No
No
Connecticut
No
Delaware
No
District of Columbia
No
Florida
No
Georgia
Yes
No
No
Hawaii
Yes
No
No
Idaho
Yes
No
No
Illinois
NR
NR
NR
Indiana
Yes
No
Medicaid Rehab Option package of services required
Iowa
NR
NR
NR
Kansas
Yes
No
Must meet state criteria for serious and persistent mental illness
Kentucky
No
Louisiana
No
Maine
No
Maryland
No
Massachusetts
No
Michigan
Yes
No
No
Minnesota
Yes
No
NR
Mississippi
Yes
No
TCM: Limited to 2 Daily, Maximum 260 Yearly; CSS: Limited to 6 Daily, Maximum 400 Yearly.
Missouri
Yes
No
No
Montana
Yes
No
No
Nebraska
No
Nevada
Yes
Yes - Not Specified
There are 9 separate target groups that may access TCM services.
New Hampshire
NR
NR
NR
New Jersey
Yes
No
Targeted case management only
New Mexico
No
New York
NR
NR
NR
North Carolina
Yes
No
One unit per week of at least 15 minutes
North Dakota
No
Ohio
Yes
No
No
Oklahoma
Yes
$4 per visit
Individuals 18 and older who are chronically/severely mentally ill who are at imminent risk of out-of-home placement due to psychiatric or substance abuse reasons.
Standard case management limited to 16 units per member per year. Additional units may be authorized for members who meet established medical necessity criteria.
Oregon
Yes
No
No
Pennsylvania
No
Rhode Island
Yes
No
No
South Carolina
NR
NR
NR
South Dakota
No
Tennessee
No
Texas
No
Utah
Yes
No
No
Vermont
Yes
No
Must be medically necessary
Virginia
Yes
No
No
Washington
Yes
No
Some require prior authorization
West Virginia
Yes
No
PA Required
Wisconsin
Yes
No
No
Wyoming
Yes
No
Prior authorization is required after the first 20 visits to confirm ongoing medical necessity