State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services, Division of Behavioral Health

From Qualis Health's Anchorage office, our Alaskan staff administers behavioral health utilization review programs through public sector contracts.

Services We Provide for Alaska Medicaid - Behavioral Health

• Admission and continued stay review of acute inpatient psychiatric services at specialized psychiatric hospitals and general acute care hospitals that provide psychiatric services
• Admission, continued stay and retrospective review of residential psychiatric treatment center (RPTC) services
• Admission and continued stay review of residential behavioral health services at Level 2-4 group homes
• Care coordination

Announcements

March 27, 2020: Alaska Medicaid Behavioral Health Provider Education is canceled.
Comagine Health and the Alaska Department of Behavioral Health remain committed to the safety needs of their staff, network providers and the public. We appreciate your understanding as we support Alaska’s effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community. To reduce the likelihood of further exposure and possible contagion, we have jointly decided to cancel the AKBH May conference. All registrations will be canceled and refunded.

March 19, 2020: COVID-19 and Business Continuity
During the current COVID-19 emergency, Comagine Health is fully staffed and business operations are not interrupted.

For utilization review, case management and related activities, we are continuing to process requests and answer calls via our toll-free numbers during standard business hours. We have business continuity plans in place to serve our clients, health care providers, patients and communities while also protecting our staff and minimizing the spread of the illness.

December 5, 2019: Out-of-State PRTF Document Revised
We have revised the Out-of-Alaska Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities Contact Information. You can also find this document on the Provider Resources page under the heading “Providers by Geographic Region.”

August 9, 2019: Out-of-State PRTF Information Updated
We have updated the Out-of-Alaska Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities Contact Information, which contains detailed information about PRTFs located outside of Alaska. You can also find this document on the Provider Resources page under the heading “Providers by Geographic Region.”

May 13, 2019: Qualis Health is now Comagine Health
In 2018 Qualis Health and HealthInsight announced a formal merger, combining the two organizations and operations across the U.S. Now we are introducing our new name, Comagine Health.

Some of the information you use to access our services will be changing, such as web links and email addresses; however, existing web links and email addresses will continue to work as before until further notice. Phone and fax numbers will remain the same for the foreseeable future.

If you have questions about our name change, please contact Lisa Guzmán, Director, Alaska Medicaid Behavioral Health Services, at 907-550-7615 or lguzman@comagine.org.

March 21, 2019: PRTF Information Updated for 2019
We have updated our psychiatric residential treatment facilities listings for 2019. These contain facility details such as contact information, populations served, staffing specifics, treatment approaches, therapeutic models used and more. To download the files, go to the Provider Resources page and scroll down to “Providers by Geographic Region.”

January 25, 2019: Reserve Your Place at the 2019 Provider Education Conference
Please join us May 7-9 at the Alaska 2019 Behavioral Health Provider Education Conference in Anchorage for three days of important training and resources. We’re pursuing CEUs for case managers, counselors, nurses and social workers.

Register now or get more details about the event.

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