1. The Arizona Department of Health
Services/Division of Behavioral Health Services (DHS) administers
behavioral health programs and services for children and adults
and their families. DHS is responsible for administering
behavioral health services for several populations funded through
various sources.
a. The State
Medicaid agency, Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS),
contracts with DHS to administer the behavioral health benefit for
Title XIX and Title XXI acute care members. Additionally, DHS
contracts with Department of Economic Security (DES) to administer
the behavioral health benefit for Developmentally Disabled Arizona
Long Term Care System (DD ALTCS) eligible members.
b. State law
requires DHS to administer community based treatment services for
adults who have been determined to have a serious mental illness (SMI).
c. DHS
administers behavioral health services funded through federal
block grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA). The federal block grants include the:
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Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
Performance Partnership (SAPT) and
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Community Mental Health Services Performance
Partnership (CMHS).
d. DHS administers
other federal, state and locally funded behavioral health
services.
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