Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 12:13 PM -0800
From: Laura Morgan <laura.morgan@hr.ucsb.edu>
To: DBR-List <dbr-l@listserv.ucsb.edu>
Subject: Behavioral Health Transition of Care
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DATE: January 23, 2008
TO: Department Benefits Representatives (DBRs)
FROM: Laura Morgan
Health Care Facilitator
Benefits Office, Human Resources
SUBJECT: Behavioral Health Transition of Care Benefit
This is a reminder that United Behavioral Health (UBH) is now providing
mental health and substance abuse care for all UC medical plans (except
Core). All outpatient behavioral health care must be pre-authorized by
calling UBH Member Services before seeking services.
If your current provider is NOT contracted with UBH, you and covered family
members may be eligible for a special transition benefit. Please see notes
below for details about this benefit.
Call UBH by JANUARY 31, 2008 to apply for the transition of care benefit.
1-888-440-8225
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Health Net members will be transitioning from MHN to United Behavioral
Health (UBH) for mental health and substance abuse treatment. If your
Health Net/MHN outpatient behavioral health provider is NOT a UBH provider,
you may be able to continue with your current non-participating provider
through UBH at the in-network benefit level until 6/30/08.
You must have been receiving mental health or substance abuse outpatient
services prior to 1/1/08 and extending in to 2008.
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Blue Cross Plus and CIGNA (formerly Definity Health) members will no longer
have an out-of-network option. In 2008, all behavioral health benefits
must be delivered by a UBH provider.
If your outpatient behavioral health provider is not a UBH provider, you
may be able to continue with your current non-participating provider
through UBH at the in-network benefit level until 6/30/08.
You must have been receiving mental health or substance abuse outpatient
services prior to 1/1/08 and extending in to 2008.
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Blue Cross PPO member will continue to have access to UBH and non-UBH
providers.
If you are seeking care from a non-UBH provider, please call UBH to tell
them the name of your practitioner. There is a 20 visit limit per calendar
year for non-UBH practitioners.
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UBH Contact Information
Member Services: 1-888-440-8225
UBH Provider Directory:
http://www.liveandworkwell.com
Access code: 11280
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Laura Morgan
Health Care Facilitator, Human Resources
University of California, Santa Barbara
Ph: (805) 893-4201
Fax: (805) 893-8645
laura.morgan@hr.ucsb.edu
http://hr.ucsb.edu/benefits/health.php
http://atyourservice.ucop.edu