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Emergency Clearance Service for All Clients!
User: nurs
Date: 6/21/2010 8:18 am
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 There is an emergency service 24 hour access number and service center available to all of our clients, not just those on Mass Health. This is a nice way to keep your clients out of the emergency room if they do not need medical clearance for any overt reason such as intoxication, overdose, etc. These crisis teams see their role as a way to avoid an emergency room visit. They will manage the question of a inpatient or day treatment options and whether or not your client’s situation and insurance will qualify them. If your client has Mass Health, primary or secondary, the crisis team can provide an in home evaluation for children 24 hours per day and for adults, 7 am to 8 pm.

The outline  of this program is from the website http://www.masspartnership.com/provider/index.aspx?lnkId=contacts.ascx&imgID=Prov_ImportantContacts.jpg#emergencyServiceProviders.  Here is the description of their services.

Emergency Service Providers
Every ESP provides behavioral health crisis assessment, intervention and stabilization services, 24 hours per day/7 days per week/365 days per year, through 4 service components: Mobile Crisis Intervention (MCI) services for youth, adult mobile services, ESP community based locations, and community crisis stabilization (CCS) services for ages 18 and over. The operating hours for the ESP community based locations are noted in the ESP Directory. Mobile Crisis Intervention services for youth are available 24 hours per day/7 days per week. The operating hours for adult mobile services are 24 hours per day/7 days per week: during this time period, mobile services will be available from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at any/all locations, and from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. this service will be available in residential programs and hospital emergency departments. CCS services are available 24 hours per day/7 days per week and can be accessed through the ESP.

Very helpful for you to have on hand and to give your clients is the 24 hour number for their area:

 

Here is the  web site to the directory of these services:

http://www.masspartnership.com/provider/pdf/ESP-MCIDirectoryfinal041210.pdf

 

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