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With administrative support from the Muskie School, OBH has oversight of training, continuing education, and Certification for frontline mental health workers. There are three types of certification: Community (MHRT/C), Residential (MHRT/I), and Crisis Service Provider (MHRT/CSP).
OBH offers a variety of trainings, workshops, conferences, fidelity monitoring, technical assistance, and administers two -certification programs. Below is a non-exhaustive sample.
Currently, all licensed SUD treatment providers in Maine are required by state licensing regulation to report patient-level data for each treatment episode. Until August 31, 2021, this was done using the WITS system. Collection and reporting of this data is required in order for our state to receive federal funding support for SUD treatment services and programs.
The Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) is a secure database that is used across the State of Maine to improve public health by providing controlled substance drug use information prior to prescribing or dispensing those drugs. The PMP is a key part of the State of Maine’s Opioid Response Strategy by decreasing the amount and frequency of opioid and controlled substances prescribing. To view more regulatory and statutory information, please see Chapter 11 Rule (Word).
Behavioral Health Services providers must comply with the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s (SAMHSA) System of Care Principles.
Providers who are interested in becoming a Behavioral Health Service Provider must contact a Program Coordinator to begin the application process.
The following documents are submitted as the Quarterly Progress Report as required to report to the Court quarterly regarding compliance and progress toward meeting specific standards as delineated in the Bates v. DHHS Consent Decree Settlement Agreement, the Consent Decree Plan of October 2006, and the Compliance Standards approved October 29, 2007.
This page includes the Bates v AMHI Settlement Agreement that sets forth requirements to improve the mental health system in Maine and subsequent related rulings and amendments. The major goals of the Settlement are:
This page is intended for recipients of mental health services; families; mental health service providers; advocates; and all other interested parties. It includes a brief overview of the Consent Decree, the current Consent Decree Plan and Standards, guidance documents, quarterly data and progress reports, and forms.
An Advance Directive for Planning Mental Health Care (sometimes called a Psychiatric Advance Directive) is a is a planning document that can be used to guide care in the event that a person with severe mental illness cannot make decisions for themselves. Advanced directives are a tool that people with mental illness, their loved ones, and caregivers can use to engage in care and self-determine how care is provided for them in a crisis.