Article archive / September 1, 2012
Originally published: . Volume 4, No. 1. Source pages: 14.
In a memo last week, Dr. Jesse Lambert, Baton Rouge area forensic psychologist cautioned colleagues and members of the state association to be aware of changes coming with the installing of the Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership.
The Louisiana Behavioral Health Partnership is a coordinated system of care involving the Department of Health and Hospitals, Department of Education, Department of Children and Family Services, and the Office of Juvenile Justice.
However, services for different objectives in these agencies, are currently falling under one managed care company, Magellan, he explained. And Magellan has contracted with the state to manage Medicaid funding for the Partnership.
Lambert is the Chair of the LPA created Mediciad Task Force, which will be exploring issues involve in decisions about psychological evaluation and quality of services for citizens. Other members on the task force include Drs. Michael Chafetz, James van Hook, Susan Dardard, and Wes Brockhoeft, Dr. Lambert noted.
The task force is involved in discussions with representatives from a number of state agencies.
Dr. Lambert told the Times that he is very interested in hearing from any psychologists who have experienced concerns about the changes in services and quality of services in the new Partnership arrangement. He can be reached 225- 907-7183 or psyceJ@aol.com.
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