HCBS-AMH Recovery Management Entity and Provider Agency
Information and Overview
Overview
The Home and Community-Based Services – Adult Mental Health (HCBS-AMH) program is designed to augment support services for adults with serious mental illness and a history of long-term psychiatric hospitalization, frequent arrests, or frequent hospital emergency room utilization living in the community. A person-centered recovery approach to the delivery of services empowers individuals diagnosed with a serious mental illness to experience success living independently in the community.
HCBS-AMH delivers comprehensive support services to augment existing community-based services available to program participants. Individuals work with an interdisciplinary recovery team who support the person in their recovery. The “IDT” includes family members, community-based service providers HCBS-AMH service providers, and an HCBS-AMH recovery management entity to develop and implement an individualized recovery plan specific to the person’s needs and goals.
HCBS-AMH services are provided through Provider Agencies and Recovery Management Entities. The Provider Agency is responsible for delivering all HCBS-AMH services except for recovery management in the individual’s recovery plan. Provider Agencies may subcontract with other providers for services that are not available within their service array. The Recovery Management Entity serves multiple roles to ensure the individual’s recovery plan is implemented including intensive recovery management, service coordination, linking to other community services, advocacy with the person and monitoring of the HCBS-AMH services.
For more information, contact the HCBS-AMH contracts team at BHMPContracts@hhs.texas.gov
UT San Antonio’s Role in the HCBS-AMH Project
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UT San Antonio, Division of Community Recovery, Research and Training, supports the HCBS-AMH project team at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in multiple capacities. These include:
- Referral and enrollment outreach
- Database development and data management
- Development and delivery of required HCBS-AMH trainings, including eLearning modules
- Technical assistance to stakeholders
UT San Antonio conducts outreach to various HCBS-AMH stakeholders—including LMHA/LBHAs, Provider Agencies, and Recovery Management Entities—to assess their needs and provide tailored technical support. The team also works closely with new and prospective Provider Agencies and Recovery Management Entities, offering guidance throughout the onboarding process.
In collaboration with HHSC, UT San Antonio continues to support efforts to expand the availability of the HCBS-AMH program statewide.
