05d. Academic detailing for behavioral health providers. The Department shall develop, in collaboration with associations representing behavioral health providers, a program designed to provide behavioral health providers and providers in academic medical settings who need assistance in caring for patients with severe mental illness or a developmental disability under the medical assistance program with academic detailing and clinical consultation over the phone from a qualified provider on how to best care for the patient. The Department shall include the phone number on its website and notify providers that the service is available. The Department may create an in-person option if adequate staff is available. To the extent practicable, the Department shall build upon this service to address worker shortages and the availability of specialty services.
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