Clinical Practice Guidelines Manual

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Brief Overview NorthCare Network Practice Guidelines

NorthCare Network adopts and disseminates Clinical Practice Guidelines for individuals and families served by utilizing reliable clinical practices that are evidenced based and support the delivery of specialty mental health services and supports and the provision of substance use disorder services.

NorthCare Network adopts the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Guidelines, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Guidelines, Veterans Administration/Department of Justice (VA/DOJ) Practice Guidelines, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) Guidelines, Trauma Informed Oregon Guidelines, and Region-Specific Guidelines.

NorthCare Network reviews its Clinical Practice Guidelines on an annual basis. Guidelines are based on valid and reliable clinical evidence or a consensus of health car professionals in the particular field; consider the needs of the enrollees; are adopted in consultation with health care professionals; and are reviewed and updated periodically as appropriate.

Hard-copies of the Clinical Practice Guidelines are available free upon request. All information is available via paper format, without charge, and will be provided within 5 business days. Please call NorthCare Network at (906) 225-7254 or 1-800-305-6564.

Disclaimer: NorthCare adopts and disseminates guidelines for use by Community Mental Health Service Providers. The use of guidelines does not take precedence over healthcare professionals' judgement when rendering decisions appropriate to the individual member and or in consultation with a member's guardian.

Northcare Network makes use of a Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Operations Manual which includes Clinical Practice Guidelines specific to Substance Use Disorder Treatment. The SUD Operations Manual can be accessed via the following link:

SUD Operations Manual

Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Prolonged Exposure Therapy

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR for PTSD)

MDHHS Practice Guidelines

  • Access Standards
  • Appeal and Grievance Resolution Processes Technical Requirement
  • Compliance Examination Guidelines - PIHP
  • Compliance Examination Guidelines - CMHSP
  • Consumerism Practice Guideline
  • Credentialing and Re-Credentialing Processes
  • Critical Incident, Event Notification, and SUD Sentinel Event Reporting Requirements
  • Customer Service Standards
  • DHHS Medicaid Behavioral Health – Substance Use Disorder Payment Responsibility Grid
  • Employment Works! Policy
  • Family-Driven and Youth-Guided Policy and Practice Guideline
  • Home and Community Based Setting (HCBS) Monitoring Requirements Technical Advisory
  • Housing Practice Guideline
  • Inclusion Practice Guideline
  • Internal Service Fund Technical Requirement
    MDHHS Appeal Process for Compliance Examination Decisions
  • MDHHS Audit Report and Appeal Process
  • Mediation in Mental Health Dispute Resolution Technical Requirement
  • Medicaid Services Verification
  • Personal Care in Non-Specialized Residential Settings Technical Requirement
  • Person Centered Planning Policy
  • PIHP-MHP Model Agreement
  • Procurement Technical Requirement
  • Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Programs for Specialty Prepaid Inpatient Health Plans
  • Reciprocity Standards
  • Self-Directed Services Technical Requirements
  • Technical Requirement for Infants, Toddlers, Children, Youth, and Young Adults with SED
  • Technical Advisory for Estimated Cost of Services
  • Technical Requirement for Behavioral Treatment Plans
  • Technical Requirement for Explanation of Benefits
  • Transition of Care Technical Requirement
  • Trauma Policy

Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

The American Psychiatric Association Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder | Psychiatry Online



Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Clinical Practice Guidelines for Assessment and Management of Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder - PMC

PTSD Treatments

Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PET)

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Mental Illness, Substance Use Disorders, or Both

Integrated Treatment for Co-Occurring Disorders (IDDT)

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)

Maintaining Fidelity to ACT: Current Issues and Innovations in Implementation

Motivational Interviewing (MI)

Motivational Interviewing Pocket Guide

Utilization Management Level of Care Criteria

Crisis / Emergency Numbers List of contact numbers and after hours hotline by county. Learn More
Specialty Mental Health Services A list of Mental Health Providers and counties they serve and information on how to gain access to these services. Learn More
Substance Use Disorder Services Information regarding Substance Use Disorder and a list of Substance Use Disorder Providers that provide Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment. Learn More
NorthCare Provider Directory Printable directory of each CMHSP qualified providers, including social workers, psychiatrists, and aides. Learn More
Compliance NorthCare Compliance Plan, Code of Conduct and how to file a complaint. Learn More
Satisfaction Survey In order to improve services, we need to know what you think. Your opinions and suggestions are important to us! Let us know online now. Learn More