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NY OMH Best Practices - behavioral health medical necessity and utilization review - Wit vs United compliance

  • 1.  NY OMH Best Practices - behavioral health medical necessity and utilization review - Wit vs United compliance

    National Council Staff
    Posted 11-25-2020 13:35

    Dear Association Executives - Here are some excellent new policies and guidance from New York Office of Mental Health related to requiring MCOs to comply with principles of the Wit vs United decision - for your potential advocacy use with your own state agencies.

    The attached from https://mhanys.org/mh-update-11-24-20-behavioral-health-parity-in-new-york-state-redefining-medical-necessity/


    Joe Parks, MD
    Vice President, Practice Improvement & Medical Director
    National Council for Behavioral Health
    Direct: (202) 629-5791
    JoeP@theNationalCouncil.org



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    Neal Comstock
    Director of Membership
    National Council
    NealC@TheNationalCouncil.org
    202 748-8793
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