BHS Providers

Provider Forms

• AODA Residential Waitlist No Contact Closing Letter (fillable)
• BHD Client Rights and the Grievance Procedure
  • BHD Client Rights and the Grievance Procedure - (Spanish)
• BHD Provider Staff Add/Drop Form
• CARS Client Change/Update Form 
• CARS Comprehensive Assessment (Downtime Form)
• Comprehensive Assessment Companion Guide (.docx)
• CARS Eligibility Decision Appeal 
• CARS Referral Form
• CARS Services Information Packet
• Critical Incident Form (DHHS)
• PPS Downtime Form
• Data Collection — Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS)
• Data Collection — Role Functioning Scale (RFS)

• Harm Reduction — Heat
• Harm Reduction — Winter Weather
• BHD Medical Record Login and Request Agreement
• Progress Note (fillable — .docx)
• Privacy Practices
• Residential Client Verification Checklist
  • Residential Client Verification Checklist (Fillable)
• SAM Funds Loan Program Policy and Procedure
  • Loan Request Form
  • Repayment Agreement
• STR and MAT Checklist
  • STR and MAT Checklist (Fillable)

Service Authorization Request (SAR) Forms & ASAMs

• ASAM Placement Summary with MH/AODA Functioning (.docx) 
• Service Authorization Request Justification Form (.docx) 

• Service Authorization Request Justification Training (.pptx)

Other News & Resources

• Addiction Policy Forum
• Crisis Services Brochure
  • Crisis Services Brochure - Spanish
• Drug Rehab Advice Center
• MCTS "Go Pass" Information / Application
  • Milwaukee County residents with documentation of certain disabilities may qualify for a free transit pass.
• Mental Health Tool Kit
• Peer Pipeline (via MHA) — Resources for peer support providers
• Pregnant Women & Detox
• Start Your Recovery: Relatable, Reliable Information 
• TANF Brochure
• TANF Brochure in Spanish​​​​​​​
• Wisconsin Society of Addiction Medicine

For more information on detox centers in Wisconsin - click here

2023 CARS NIATx Change Project Collaborative Meetings

CARS will resume virtual NIATx Change Project Collaborative meetings in 2023. All meetings will take place on the third Wednesday of the month from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Updates about the collabortive can be found on the MC3 website at:  MC3milwaukee.com

For more information, contact [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected]

My Home / CARS Collaboration

To view the meeting where the My Home staff educated CARS case manager/care coordinators on Sept. 3, 2020, click here.

My Home Monthly Match Report

Case Manager Change Form

Motivational Interviewing (MI) Peer Learning Group

The Milwaukee County MI Peer Learning Group will meet monthly to help deepen the understanding of MI skills through review of the principles and practice. This learning environment will a safe way to hone your skills and get feedback for others to enhance the art of communicating and interacting with others.

Click here for the flyer

Join us the first Thursday of the month from 9:00-10:30.  Each Month will be new topic/discussion, so if you miss one, that is OK.

Please Use this Link to Join the MI Peer Learning Group Monthly 2023 MI Peer Learning Group:  

2023 MI Peer Learning Group

Questions:  [email protected]

CARS Housing Initiative

All community contracted providers need to be familiar with the policy CARS Housing Guidelines for Case Management Providers policy.

Housing Collaborative:  All CARS contracted providers and each case manager/care coordinator is welcome to attend a monthly collaboration meeting regarding Housing.  Meetings will include updates from our partners at the Milwaukee County Housing Division, Sharing of Resources, Networking, and Complex Case Reviews.

Housing Collaborative meetings will take place on the Second Monday of each month from 1 PM to 2:30 PM.

Interested in getting even more involved?  Stay on the meeting from 2:30 PM to 3 PM to be a part of our Steering Committee.

Any staff that attends the Housing Collaborative will be considered a Housing Champion!  Our goal is to build a network of staff that are knowledgable about housing in the Milwaukee community.  We want as many Housing Champions as possible!

To become a Housing Champion, attend a monthly meeting!  Click here for the flyer and Teams Link.

Click HERE for access to all meeting notes.

Resource:  Learning more about how to help those individuals that have no income with resources, housing, application fees, moving fees, etc.  To view the PPT click here

To view the Coordinated Entry Housing Questionnaire click here

All Provider Meetings

2022 All-Provider Meetings

• Thursday, Feb. 10
  • Agenda
  • Goodwill - Mental Health Tool Kit
  • CARS R&E Quarterly Report Data Q4-2021
  • Combined Quarterly Report Final Q4-2021
  • DRW-Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities
• Thursday, May 12

  • Agenda

  • Prevention Links:

  • Pull Up and Pick Up! (office.com)

  • Adult Mental Health First Aid Training 5/18/22 (constantcontact.com)

  • Fentanyl Test Strips | Prevention Funding | Local Events (constantcontact.com)

  • Zero Suicide Resource Database: https://zerosuicide.edc.org/resources/resource-database

  • TANF Video Link

  • BHD Providers (milwaukee.gov) – Housing Champion Information

  • Contact Deanna Meyer for Granite Hills Tours. 262-623-0525

• Thursday, Aug. 11
  • Agenda
  • 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline presentation
  • FMLA Presentation
  • CARS Provider Survey Data presentation
• Thursday, Nov. 10 
  • Agenda
  • Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services:  Quality and Research Team presentation

All-Provider meetings are currently being held virtually on Teams. An agenda with a link will go out in the week prior to the meeting.

2023 All-Provider Meetings

• Thursday, Feb. 9
  • Agenda
  • PHE Unwinding Power Point
  • Workforce Challenges Collaborative Invite
• Thursday, May 11
• Thursday, Aug. 10
• Thursday, Nov. 9 

All-Provider meetings are currently being held virtually on Teams. An agenda will go out in the week prior to the meeting.  Here is the link to the meeting:

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join on your computer, mobile app or room device

Click here to join the meeting

Meeting ID: 235 376 224 789
Passcode: z8fq5q

Download Teams | Join on the web

Or call in (audio only)

+1 414-436-3530,,145794827#   United States, Milwaukee

Phone Conference ID: 145 794 827#

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Learn More | Meeting options

CARS Policies and Procedures

Per Attachment J of the contract, the following DHHS and CARS policies are relevant to all CARS providers.

• CARS Administrative Discharge Policy
• CARS Billing Policy
• CARS Care Management/Community Based Residential Collaboration
• CARS Caregiver Misconduct: Reporting and Investigation of Caregiver Misconduct and Injuries of Unknown Sources
• CARS Community Provider Transfer Policy for same level of care
• CARS Consumer Participation Reimbursment
• CARS Death Reporting Process
• CARS Documentation Best Practice Standards
• CARS Eligibility, Enrollment, and Coordination of Benefits 
• CARS Fraudulent Activity
• CARS Heat Advisory Policy and Procedure
• CARS Housing Guidelines for Case Management Providers
• CARS Independent Note Policy
• CARS Inpatient/Outpatient Collaboration
• CARS Mental Health Service Eligibility Determination
• CARS Missed Appointment and Inability to Reach Client
• CARS Provider Transfers
• CARS Referrals to the ADRC
• CARS SAM Funds Loan Policy
• CARS Service Authorization Policy
• CARS Service Authorization Appeal Policy
• CARS Service Plans
• CARS Waivers and Variances
• CARS Winter Weather Policy
• Complaint and Grievance Resolution

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) 

• Caregiver Background Check Policy
• Critical Incident Policy
  • Critical Incident FORM
• Emergency Management Plan Policy
• Payor of Last Resort Policy
• Whistleblower Policy

BHS Policies

• BHD Ethics Committee - Code of Ethics
• HIPAA Privacy Rule Managing Arrangements with Business Associates of the Milwaukee County Behavioral Health Services
• Information Systems Audit
• Resolving Conflicting Authorizations

Access Points

• Access Points Comprehensive Assessment and Screening Process
• Access Points Documentation and Billing
• Access Points Personnel and Organizational Requirements

ACT

• CARS ACT Team Admission Policy
• CARS ACT Team Client Rights, Complaint & Grievance Resolution
• CARS ACT Team Coordination of Referrals
• CARS ACT Team Discharge Planning and Facilitation
• CARS ACT Team Outreach and Screening
• CARS ACT Team Orientation and Training
• CARS ACT Team Personnel and Staffing
• CARS ACT Team Program Components and Services

AODA Services

• CARS Bridge Housing/OUD Discharge Policy
• CARS Children in AODA Residential Treatment Placements Policy
  • Addendum: Children in AODA Residential Treatment 
• CARS Program Capacity Management
  • AODA Residential Waitlist No Contact Closing Letter (fillable)
• CARS Residential Provider Personnel Policy
• Interim Substance Abuse Services

AOT

• CARS AOT Program Administration
• CARS AOT Program Enrollment
• CARS AOT Implementation Committee

CBRF

• CARS Documentation for Mental Health Residential Providers
• CARS Mental Health Community Based Residential Facility (CBRF) Bed Hold Policy
• CARS Mental Health Community Based Residential Facility (CBRF) Incident Reporting Policy
• CARS Community Based Residential Facilities (CBFR) Companion Care

CSP

• CARS CSP Admission Policy
• CARS CSP Coordination of Referrals
• CARS CSP Discharge Planning and Facilitation
• CARS CSP Supervision
• CARS CSP Volunteer Policy
• CARS Psychiatric Care for Individuals under commiment in Community Support Program

Resources for CCS Providers

• CCS Brochure
• CCS Brochure in Spanish
• CCS Informational Video
• Fiscal Technical Assistance — 10/19 Contractor Forum
• What is CCS? (for BCT)

CCS Orientation Training Videos

• Click here for the link to the CCS training videos
  • Note - Module 1 (CCS Overview training) has been retired. See below.
  • Note - Module 6 has been retired. Agencies need to train staff individually on the RPOC.

Presentations That Accompany Videos

• Module 02 - Positions, Roles, & Responsibilities (pptx)
• Module 03 - Service Array (pptx)
• Module 07 - Recovery Team (ppt)
• Module 08 - Clinical Documentation (pptx)     

CCS Overview Training

Replaces Module 1 in the video series above.

New CCS staff should attend the live Teams trainings that occur on the fourth Tuesday of each month of 2023 from 9 a.m. - noon (January through November).  RSVPs are required to attend the monthly training. Email Andrew Xiong to RSVP.

CCS Overview Power Point

This training requires four pre-requisites:

1.  Medicaid overview 

2.  Tour of SharePoint

3.  Orientation and training checklists

4.  Person-Centered Planning

Trauma Informed Care Trainings (required for orientation)

• Read this webpage, including the Six Guiding Principles and The Four R's.
• Putting Humanity Back In Human Services - video presentation by Scott Webb

Procedures for Non-violent Crisis Management and Verbal De-escalation (required for orientation)

• De-escalate Anyone, Anywhere, Anytime: Unplug the Power Struggle Principle-Based De-escalation

Principles for Providing Services to Children and Adults With Mental Disorders, Substance-use Disorders and Co-occurring Disorders (required for orientation)

• Introductory Video
• Integrated Treatment of Co-Occurring Disorders

Additional CCS Training Materials From DHS

• Training Materials From DHS
• Behavioral Health Webinar Series
• SAMHSA Evidence-Based Practices Kits
• Wisconsin Public Psychiatry Network Teleconference Series

Provider Directories

• CCS Adult Provider Directory
• CCS Youth Provider Directory

Forms

• BHD Consent 2018 (CRA)
• CCS Functional Screen ROI

Important Links

ForwardHealth Update: Changes to CCS as a Result of the Wisconsin 2013-15 Biennial Budget

ForwardHealth Update: New and Clarified Coverage Policy for Psychosocial Rehabilitation Programs. May 2018

CCS Policies & Procedures

• CCS Advocacy
• CCS Application and Screening Process
• CCS Assessment 
• CCS Communication of Information to Consumers 
• CCS Consumer Records and Confidentiality
• CCS Consumer Rights
• CCS Cultural Heritage & Primary Language
• CCS Discharge Planning and Facilitation
• CCS Exchange of Information
• CCS Modifier Policy
• CCS Monitoring and Compliance
• CCS Monitoring and Documentation

• CCS Orientation and Training
• CCS Outreach Services
• CCS Personnel Requirements
• CCS Quality Improvement
• CCS Receiving and Making Referrals
• CCS Recovery Advisory Committee
• CCS Recovery Team Development and Facilitation
• CCS Revising Plan
• CCS Service Coordination, Referrals, and Collaboration
• CCS Service Planning
• CCS Support and Mentoring for Consumer
• CCS Systematic Interface and Enhancement
• CCS Transition for Youth and Adults

CCS Recovery Advisory Committee (RAC)

RAC Flyer

To view all RAC meeting minutes, click HERE

CCS Newsletters

• Volume 1 Issue 1
• Volume 1 Issue 2
• Volume 1 Issue 3