Behavioral Health

Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services – OMHSAS-25-03 BULLETIN – Administration of Psychotropic Medication to Individuals Over Objection in State Mental Hospitals
OMHSAS is announcing the publication of OMHSAS-25-03 Administration of Psychotropic Medication to Individuals Over Objection in State Mental Hospitals updating the procedures for determining when to administer psychotropic medications over ...

ACTION NEEDED to Continue Submitting Claims and Eligibility Requests Electronically and Receiving EDI Transaction Responses with PROMISe™
ACTION NEEDED to Continue Submitting Claims and Eligibility Requests Electronically and Receiving EDI Transaction Responses with PROMISe™: New Batch EDI Translator effective August 2025. For additional information see the EDIaaS ...

Pressley Ridge Modernizes Foster Family Licensing with Binti’s Modular Technology
Phased rollout of Binti’s Licensing Module supports faster certification, saves staff time, and builds consistent processes across states.

UPDATED ANNOUNCEMENT: OMHSAS-25-02 – Voluntary and Involuntary Commitment Forms Bulletin
OMHSAS issued OMHSAS-25-02 Voluntary and Involuntary Commitment Forms on May 27, 2025. In response to concerns from stakeholders, we will be pausing implementation of this bulletin for 90 days, through ...

Behavioral Health Updates
Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 6.4.2025

Happy Pride Month 2025!
PCCYFS would like to celebrate and recognize the LGBTQ+ communities especially during pride month! Here are a few resources that may be helpful to you and/or your organizations:

How to Become a Children’s Residential Provider Provider in PA: A Step-by-Step Guide
PCCYFS has released guidance as a step-by-step guide on how to become a 3800 provider in PA. We are hoprful this information will help providers when they are deciding to ...

Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS)-25-02 – Voluntary and Involuntary Commitment Forms Bulletin
The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) is pleased to announce the Voluntary and Involuntary Commitment Forms Bulletin, OMHSAS-25-02, effective May 27, 2025, with attached updated forms ...

Family Navigator Awardee
The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) and the Youth and Family Training Institute (YFTI) have jointly developed a two-year innovative pilot opportunity to allow six sites ...

Behavioral Health Updates
Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 5.21.2025