Michigan Telehealth Resources for Behavioral Health

Governor’s Office

• Michigan Governor, Gretchen Whitmer. Executive Order 2020-37: Temporary restrictions on entry into health care facilities, residential care facilities, congregate care facilities, and juvenile justice facilities, April 5, 2020

State Behavioral Health Department

• Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Administration: Guidance for Specific Clinically Essential Face to Face Encounters in Behavioral Health Clinics, Substance Use Services and Residential Settings in the COVID-19 Context, March 25, 2020
• Michigan Department of Health & Human Services:

COVID-19 Response: Telemedicine Policy Expansion; Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans (PIHPs)/Community Mental Health Services Programs (CMHSPs) Implications, March 20, 2020

COVID-19 Response: Relaxing Face-to Face Requirement, March 18, 2020

Covered Services related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), March 17, 2020

Guidance for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Providers During COVID-19

Telehealth National Scan – Summary of Information Gathered

State Medicaid Department

• Michigan Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan/Community Mental Health Service Programs: COVID-19 Encounter Code Chart, April 1, 2020
• Center for Connected Health Policy: Michigan Medicaid Telehealth Reimbursement

Behavioral Health Provider Association

• Community Mental Health Association of Michigan: COVID-19 Resources; Guidance from MDHHS & Other State Departments

Telehealth Resource Center

• Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center: Michigan Telehealth Reimbursement Summary

Page Updated: April 21, 2020