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2020 Behavioral Health Core Set

Lists the Core set of 18 behavioral health measures identified by CMS for voluntary reporting by state Medicaid and CHIP agencies. Initiation and Engagement of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse or Dependence Treatment (IET-AD), Medical Assistance With Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation (MSC-AD), Antidepressant Medication Management (AMM-AD), Follow-Up Care for Children Prescribed Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Medication (ADD-CH), Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan: Age 18 and Older (CDF-AD), Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan: Ages 12 to 17(CDF-CH), Follow-Up After Hospitalization for Mental Illness: Ages 6–17 (FUH-CH), Follow-Up After Hospitalization for Mental Illness: Age 18 and Older (FUH-AD), Diabetes Screening for People With Schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder Who Are Using Antipsychotic Medications (SSD-AD), Diabetes Care for People with Serious Mental Illness: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9.0%) (HPCMI-AD), Metabolic Monitoring for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (APM-CH)*, Use of First-Line Psychosocial Care for Children and Adolescents on Antipsychotics (APP-CH), Use of Opioids at High Dosage in Persons Without Cancer (OHD-AD), Concurrent Use of Opioids and Benzodiazepines (COB-AD), Use of Pharmacotherapy for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD-AD)*, Follow-Up After Emergency Department Visit for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse or Dependence (FUA-AD), Follow-Up After Emergency Department Visit for Mental Illness (FUM-AD), Adherence to Antipsychotic Medications for Individuals with Schizophrenia (SAA-AD)
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