Authorizations Team

The Authorizations Team tracks, monitors and authorizes Treatment Authorization Requests (TARS) from inpatient hospitals, Service Authorization Requests (SARS) for minors, and Short-Doyle Re-alignment requests for indigent clients served in the KMCH outpatient teams.

The team provides training regarding these processes when necessary. Ongoing duties include monitoring, tracking and reporting of these targeted activities for the purpose of DHCS review.

Inpatient Psychiatric Services Authorization

Care Coordination Unit

The Care Coordination Unit (CCU) serves as the representative for the Mental Health Plan, coordinating services with Managed Care Plans. Our goal is to assist our clients and system of care teams to ensure that clients are coordinated with the services they require, both within and outside our system of care. 

CCU tracks and monitors clients' access to services and ensures they are connected to the appropriate level of service upon discharge. CCU works closely with the entire system of care, contracted service providers, and community providers to provide care management for the behavioral health system. 

Crisis Addiction Counseling

Crisis Addiction Counseling (CAC) is an early recovery program for any adult who wants to stop using alcohol or drugs. The program last 12 weeks and participants are awarded a certificate after completion. The program includes three groups a week: process, psycho-education, and life skills, with individual counseling on request. 

Crisis Case Management Outreach

Crisis Access Point

Provides screening and linkage services for adults entering the system of care through an acute psychiatric hospitalization. Services are recovery-oriented and include assessment, intensive case management, medication support, individual therapy, and substance use disorder treatment. Linkage is provided to outpatient mental health teams and community providers. 

Freise Hope House Liaisons

Provide screening, linkage, and brief case management for individuals entering the system of care through a stay at the Freise Hope House (FHH). Services are recovery-oriented and include assessment, intensive case management, medication support, individual therapy and substance use disorder treatment. Linkage is provided to outpatient mental health teams and community providers. FHH is a short-term, voluntary, mental health crisis resident program licensed by the State of California and run by Crestwood Behavioral Health Inc. 

Adult Wraparound

Provides distinct services through inpatient and outpatient programs for adults currently served by the system of care. The inpatient program provides one-time hospital discharge planning assistance at the request of the primary treatment team. The outpatient program provides six-eight weeks of intensified mental health services at the direction of the primary team. Wraparound services are intended to augment mental health services provided by primary outpatient teams and to reduce crises  and hospitalizations through intensified case management/linkage, interventions, and individual counseling. 

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