Behavioral Health
In Ohio, licensure is required for private hospitals providing acute inpatient mental health services. Private psychiatric units/hospitals are licensed annually.
This page provides the latest news and updates on federal and state inpatient psychiatric reimbursement policies and procedures.
OHA convenes a Behavioral Health Work Group to assist member hospitals on issues relevant to mental health and drug and alcohol abuse services, and to promote the recovery model of care for patients with mental illness. Membership on the workgroup is by nomination of OHA member hospital CEO.
Also, OHA hosts a Private Inpatient Psychiatric Service Provider Violence Free-Coercion Free Learning Community to support private inpatient psychiatric service providers that have adopted facility specific seclusion and restraint prevention and reduction plans. Participation is voluntary and is open to all licensed inpatient behavioral health units.
The SFY 2012-2013 biennial budget takes several important steps to treat physical health conditions and behavioral health conditions in a comprehensive, coordinated manner. During the biennium, Ohio will integrate the Medicaid alcohol and drug treatment and mental health carve-out benefits (currently administered by ODMH and ODADAS) into the overall Medicaid program administered by ODJFS, improving coordination of these services. Ohio will also improve care coordination for people with severe and persistent mental illness through the creation of the Integrated Care Delivery System (ICDS) and the development of ACOs and health homes. As part of the transformation process, ODMH has realigned itself and created an Office of Health Integration. View an ODMH Office of Health Integration presentation.
OHA Media Statement - President Barack Obama FFY 2013 Budget
February 15, 2012:
Earlier this week President Barack Obama’s administration released the FFY 2013 federal budget spending and policy targets. The package proposes a total of $364 billion in health savings over ten years, including $268 billion in Medicare provider cuts and $51 billion in Medicaid cuts. After review of this budget, OHA has made this initial statement:
“Ohio hospitals strongly believe all critical aspects of the health care system must be adequately supported, without undercutting some segments to provide for others. In the federal budget proposal submitted by President Obama, programs that provide training for future physicians, assure access to care in rural communities and support health care for the low-income seniors, families and children are all put at risk. As Congress begins to review this budget and addresses more immediate concerns with physician payment cuts, unemployment compensation and payroll taxes, hospitals welcome the opportunity to demonstrate how proposed budget cuts could have unintended consequences of health care job losses and reduced access to care,” said Mike Abrams, president and CEO of the Ohio Hospital Association.
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