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Medically necessary behavioral health services are available to MO HealthNet eligible individuals. Behavioral health services include outpatient facilities, psychiatry, psychology, and counseling services. For questions related to Behavioral Health Services, contact MHD.BehavioralHealth@dss.mo.gov.

MO HealthNet News

The table below provides general information and updates that are relevant to this program page, as well as all MO HealthNet providers. To find information for all other MO HealthNet programs, or to search by date, program or keyword, visit the MO HealthNet News page. If you would like to receive updates in your inbox, subscribe to MO HealthNet News!

Date Volume Number Subject Type Program
08/17/2022 45-19 National Correct Coding Initiative Medically Unlikely Edits Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
07/29/2022 45-11 Telemedicine Originating Site Rate Increase Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
07/28/2022 45-09 Show Me Healthy Kids Billing Practices for Residential Facilities and Treatment Foster Care Providers Bulletins Behavioral Health Services
07/25/2022 45-08 Rate Update Behavioral Health Revised Bulletins Behavioral Health Services
07/18/2022 Telemedicine (Update) Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
07/14/2022 Immunizations for Dual Eligible Participants (Update) Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
07/14/2022 Long-Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) Devices for Dual Eligible Participants Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
07/08/2022 Proper Billing for Drugs Billed to MO HealthNet Hot Tips All MO HealthNet Providers
07/01/2022 44-06 Provider Credentialing with Show Me Healthy Kids Managed by Home State Health Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
07/01/2022 45-05 Private Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities Billing Instructions Bulletins Behavioral Health Services
07/01/2022 45-01 Provider Rate Increases Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
07/01/2022 45-07 Prior Authorization Removal Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
06/23/2022 44-50 Creation of New ME Codes Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
06/01/2022 44-49 Show Me Healthy Kids Enrollment and Credentialing of Residential Facilities and Treatment Foster Care Providers Bulletins All MO HealthNet Providers
06/01/2022 44-48 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Major Depressive Disorder Revised Bulletins Behavioral Health Services