| DESCRIPTION OF ENHANCEMENTS |
The patch is delivered in a bundle with IVM*2.0*184 and implements
This patch also introduces a sub-eligibility, which is implemented as a
new "EXPANDED MH CARE TYPE" field in VistA PATIENT file (#2), for EMERGENT
MH OTH type that supports providing mental health care in one or more
90-day periods (additional periods require authorization) for eligible
patients.
This patch also introduces supportive reporting to identify those patients
registered as "EMERGENT MH OTH" (abbreviated as OTH-90).
EXPANDED MH CARE NON-ENROLLEES as a primary eligibility code (and a
HL7 messaging has been updated in this patch to ensure VistA Registration
changes are communicated to the Enrollment System (ES). OTH patient data
will be shared with ES and if a patient record is updated in ES, it will
continue to be updated in VistA.
Medical Administration Service (MAS) eligibility code) in VistA
Registration to identify and support Other Than Honorably (OTH) discharged
patients who need mental healthcare services, in order to help reduce the
number of Veteran suicides. These patients are awaiting adjudication and
are entitled to receiving mental health treatment during that timeframe
from the VA either for 90-day episodes of care for service related
emergent mental health issues.
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