Behavioral Health
Silversummit Healthplan focuses on a comprehensive approach to care for our members, which includes a combination of physical and behavioral health services. Behavioral health providers and referrals to them, as needed, play an essential role in providing this integrated care.
Evidence-based screening/assessment tools listed below can assist primary care providers in identifying members who may have behavioral health needs or substance use conditions and may need a referral.
The Assessment Tools
The identification of mental health or substance abuse conditions, and referrals to the applicable behavioral health providers is an essential part of providing integrated care to all Silversummit members. To assist our primary care physicians in identifying members who may have potential behavioral health needs, the following are evidence-based screening tools that can be used:
- PHQ9: Depression screening tool for adults (PDF)
- PHQ-A: Depression screening tool for adolescents (PDF)
- CRAFFT: Screening tool for adolescent substance abuse (PDF)
- CAGE: Screening tool for identifying potential alcohol abuse (PDF)
- SBIRT: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment for those with unhealthy alcohol and drug use
- Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (PDF)
- 5 P’s Prenatal Substance Abuse Screen for Alcohol and Drugs (PDF)
With the help of our dedicated providers, we can offer the best physical and behavioral health support and resources to our members.
QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE
CREDENTIALING
PRIOR AUTHORIZATION
For applicable service requests, please include the following clinical documentation: LOCUS/CASII Score and Intensity of Needs Level.
Discharge Summaries should be faxed to 1-866-535-6974.
MANUALS, FORMS & RESOURCES
Manuals
Please refer to the Medicaid Provider Manual for the most recent version of the manual. Find links to prior Provider Manuals here.
Forms
Other Resources
- METS Members Empowered to Succeed (PDF)
- METS Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
- Care Coordination Tip Sheet (PDF)
- Treatment Planning Tip Sheet (PDF)
- Discharge Readiness Tip Sheet (PDF)
- Titration of Services Tip Sheet (PDF)
- Reducing the Stigma: Mental Illness (PDF)
- Assess, Educate, and Treat Patients with Depression (PDF)
CODING TIP SHEETS
TRAINING & EDUCATION
Silver Summit Health Plan offers trainings for both behavioral health and physical health providers in our network at no cost. Our team provides mostly clinical, provider-focused education on topics that are geared towards improving member outcomes. The majority of our clinical trainings also offer behavioral health continuing education units also at no cost to the attendee. Trainings are completed via live/virtual instructor led webinars.
How to sign up for trainings:
- View the lists of all upcoming trainings: (both are open to all providers)Silver Summit Health Plan Training Offerings
- Select the training date and time that you would like to attend
- Enter the required information and click “Register”
- You will receive a confirmation email with a link and instructions for joining the webinar. NOTE: Please check your junk folder if you do not receive the confirmation email.
- When you join the webinar, the call-in telephone number and an attendee passcode will be displayed.Training topics include but are not limited to:
- ASAM Overview
- BH Screening Tools
- Co-Occurring Disorders
- Cultural Competency/Cultural Humility
- DSM-5
- Mental Health First Aid Adult
- Mental Health First Aid Youth
- SBIRT (Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment) - Please click on the link to the on-demand video trainings.
- Suicide Risk
For training requests and/or more information, please contact our Clinical Provider Training Department at: BH_training@centene.com.
Other
- OUD Provider Education Tools
- SBIRT QuickReference Guide (PDF)
- Medicaid Progress Note Requirements (PDF)
CARE COORDINATION
Silversummit’s Care Management teams are available to assist members with medically or socially complex needs that may benefit from increased coordination of services and connection to other community organizations. A Care Manager is available Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. PST to assist with coordination of the member’s healthcare needs. Complete the form below and fax to 1-844-851-1023 for additional care management assistance.
MEMBER REFERRALS/RESOURCES
Silversummit partners with Summit Behavioral Health, to deliver mental health and substance use disorder services to our members. Summit Behavioral Health offers immediate, same day psychiatric and talk therapy appointments 7 days a week, care managers to coordinate treatment and help members manage their overall health and provide access to two local resource centers for SDOH needs. For more information contact:
- Clark County: 702-935-8700
- Washoe County: 775-499-2401
Silversummit’s Community Resource Database connects people in need with programs that can help them. The Community Resource Database makes it easy for people who have social needs — and those who help others — to find and make referrals to appropriate programs and services for needs like food, shelter, healthcare, work, financial assistance and more.
QUALITY RESOURCES
Behavioral health providers can view the cultural competency resources in the QI section of the website.
Behavioral Health HEDIS Measures
- Follow-up after ED Visit for Substance Use Disorder (PDF)
- Follow-up after ED Visit for Mental Illness (PDF)
- Initiation and Engagement of Substance Use Disorder (PDF)
Behavioral Health HEDIS PowerPoint Microlearnings
Purpose: The purpose of the trainings are for medical and behavioral health providers to recognize the intent of the Behavioral Health HEDIS measures and share strategies to impact quality care and outcomes for our members.
Target Audience: Medical and Behavioral health Providers, including licensed and unlicensed health care professionals and office staff.
Duration: 8-10 mins each
- Antidepressant Medication Management and Antipsychotic Medication Adherence: Optimizing the AMM and SAA HEDIS® Measures.
- Follow-Up Care After a Hospital or Emergency Department Visit for Mental Illness: Optimizing the FUH and FUM HEDIS® Measures
- Initiation and Engagement, Follow-Up After Emergency Department or High Intensity Care for Substance Use Disorders: Optimizing the IET, FUA, and FUI HEDIS® measures
- Strategies to Improve Cardiovascular, Diabetes, and Metabolic Monitoring: APM, SSD, SMC, and SMD HEDIS® Measures
- Optimizing the Impact of the ADD and APP HEDIS® Measures
- Strategies to Minimize the Risk of Opioid Overuse and Misuse
Need to view a training on the go? Scan our Microlearnings QR Code.