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All rights reserved.  \n\n| Version | Date | Reason for Revisions | Completed By |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1.0 | Policies and procedures as of Oct. 1, 2015\u003Cbr>Published: Feb. 25, 2016 | New document | FSSA and HPE |\n| 1.1 | Policies and procedures as of April 1, 2016\u003Cbr>Published: July 28, 2016 | Scheduled update | FSSA and HPE |\n| 1.2 | Policies and procedures as of April 1, 2016\u003Cbr>(CoreMMIS updates as of Feb. 13, 2017)\u003Cbr>Published: April 18, 2017 | CoreMMIS update | FSSA and HPE |\n| 2.0 | Policies and procedures as of May 1, 2017\u003Cbr>Published: Jan. 23, 2018 | Scheduled update | FSSA and DXC |\n| 3.0 | Policies and procedures as of July 1, 2021\u003Cbr>Published: Feb. 22, 2022 | Scheduled update | FSSA and Gainwell |\n| 4.0 | Policies and procedures as of Aug. 1, 2023\u003Cbr>Published: May 15, 2025 | Scheduled update:\u003Cbr>• Reorganized and edited text as needed for clarity\u003Cbr>• Updated references throughout to the FFS PA-UM contractor\u003Cbr>• Added the Documentation for Therapy Services section\u003Cbr>• Updated the Behavioral Health Practitioner Qualifications\u003Cbr>section\u003Cbr>• Updated the Certification of Diagnosis and Supervision of Treatment Plan section and added the Certifying the Diagnosis subsection\u003Cbr>• Updated the Billing and Reimbursement for Behavioral Health Practitioners section\u003Cbr>• Added a note to the CMHC Interns section\u003Cbr>• Added note regarding telehealth in the Coverage and Requirements for Behavioral Health Services section\u003Cbr>• Updated the Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy section and subsections | FSSA and Gainwell |\n\n\n| Version | Date | Reason for Revisions | Completed By |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | • Added a reference to mobile |  |\n|  |  | crisis intervention in the Crisis |  |\n|  |  | Intervention section |  |\n|  |  | • Updated the Limitations |  |\n|  |  | section under IOT to remove |  |\n|  |  | the restriction against IOT and |  |\n|  |  | OPT on the same date |  |\n|  |  | • Added information about the |  |\n|  |  | Pregnancy Promise program to |  |\n|  |  | the Medication-Assisted |  |\n|  |  | Treatment Services for Opioid |  |\n|  |  | Use Disorder section |  |\n|  |  | • Updated the Provider |  |\n|  |  | Requirements for OTP |  |\n|  |  | Services section |  |\n|  |  | • Updated the Billing and |  |\n|  |  | Reimbursement for OTP |  |\n|  |  | Services section |  |\n|  |  | • Updated the Buprenorphine |  |\n|  |  | Billing and Reimbursement |  |\n|  |  | section |  |\n|  |  | • Added the Opioid Treatment in |  |\n|  |  | the Emergency Department |  |\n|  |  | section and subsection ","cbCainlRuB4jYHca","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainlRuB4jYHca","pdf",1164702,69,"English","# Behavioral Health Services\n## Mental Health and Addiction Treatment\n## IHCP Bulletin Updates for ABA Therapy\n## Policy and Procedure Revision History","[{\"question\":\"What types of behavioral health services are addressed in this module?\",\"answer\":\"The module focuses on mental health and addiction treatment. 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