Plan Qualification Process
Behavioral Health RFQ for Rest of State Applicants
- Behavioral Health Request for Qualification Expedited Application for Rest of State Applicants (PDF, 958KB)
- New York State Adult Behavioral Health RFQ Cover Letter for Rest of State Applicants (PDF, 473KB)
- Behavioral Health Request for Qualification Application for Rest of State Applicants (PDF, 1.71MB)
- Data Book for Mainstream Managed Care (PDF, 574KB)
- Rest of State HARP Draft Rates (PDF, 28KB)
- HARP Eligibles by Plan and Region (PDF 343KB)
- Mainstream Personnel Requirements Table (XLSX, 14.4KB)
- Behavioral Health In-State and Out-of-State Requirements (DOCX, 15KB) )
Behavioral Health RFQ Applicant´s Conference for Rest of State Applicants
On August 28, 2015 Managed Care applicants and other interested parties participated in an Applicant´s Conference where the State responded to questions on the Rest of State RFQ for behavioral health management and Health and Recovery Plans. The following materials were provided to attendees:
- Rest of State Behavioral Health Complete RFQ Questions (PDF, 412KB)
- Rest of State Behavioral Health Expedited RFQ Questions (PDF, 534KB)
Written responses to inquiries at the Rest of State RFQ Applicant´s Conference will be posted shortly.
Behavioral Health RFQ for New York City Applicants
NYS released the Request for Qualification regarding "Behavioral Health Administration: Managed Care Organizations and Health and Recovery Plans". Applications for Managed Care Organizations serving New York City were due by June 6, 2014. NYS is in the process of designating mainstream MCOs, HARPs, and HIV SNPs to manage the behavioral health benefit in NYC.
This RFQ package for NYC applicants included the following items:
Note that these materials were for RFQ Applicants in NYC only.
- New York State Behavioral Health Managed Care RFQ Cover Letter (PDF, 158KB)
- Behavioral Health Managed Care Request for Qualification Application (PDF, 783KB)
- Data Book for Mainstream Managed Care Organizations and Health and Recovery Plans (HARPs) (updated from December 2013 distribution) (PDF, 573KB)
- Preliminary premium for the NYC Health and Recovery Plan (HARP) benefit (PDF, 10KB)
- 2015 HARP NYC Capitation Rate Development
- Chart showing the number of NYC and NYS potential HARP enrollees by Plan
- Instructions for financial projections
- Financial projections template (Schedules B & H are HARP only) (XLS)
Behavioral Health RFQ Applicant´s Conference for New York City Applicants
On May 2, 2014 Managed Care applicants and other interested parties participated in an Applicant´s Conference where the State responded to questions on the NYC RFQ "for Behavioral Health Benefit Administration: Managed Care Organizations and Health and Recovery Plans." The following materials were presented to attendees.
- Behavioral Health Managed Care Applicant´s Conference Power Point (PDF, 741KB)
- Behavioral Health RFQ Questions (PDF, 391KB)
Written responses to inquiries not addressed at the NYC RFQ Applicant´s Conference are posted below.
- Behavioral Health Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 501KB)
NYC Behavioral Health Transition RFI/RFQ Webinar
A webinar was held by the NYS Department of Health (DOH), Office of Mental Health (OMH), and Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS): "RFI/RFQ for Managed Care Behavioral Health Services and HARP".
This presentation focused on the newly released Request for Information/ DRAFT Request for Qualification (RFI/RFQ) to NYS Medicaid Managed Care Plans. The RFI was designed to solicit input concerning New York´s draft proposal to manage behavioral health services.
The webinar took place on Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at 1:00 PM. Below you will find the slides presented in the webinar.
- MRT Webinar on Behavioral Health Managed Care (PDF, 334KB)