MA | The Massachusetts Division of Insurance, the Department of Mental Health, and the Department of Public Health, have jointly issued Bulletin 2021-07.
This Bulletin is meant to provide information to Commercial Health Insurers, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc., and Health Maintenance Organizations (“Insurance Carriers”) offering insured health coverage in Massachusetts, Emergency Departments (“EDs”) and the ED Clinicians including emergency service providers and mobile crisis intervention providers, and Inpatient Psychiatric Providers about the Agencies’ expectations regarding the coordination of inpatient psychiatric admissions from EDs in accordance with EPIA Protocol 3.0.