Report Type: Provider Resource

This is a New Mexico Behavioral Health Services Division Provider Toolkit that guides agencies and practitioners through the process of becoming enrolled Medicaid behavioral health providers, which matters for systems change because it addresses workforce expansion and service capacity barriers.

This document is New Mexico's official Behavioral Health Service Standards manual that establishes the regulatory framework, service definitions, and operational requirements governing all Medicaid-reimbursed behavioral health services across the state, providing essential guidance for providers and systems planners implementing behavioral health programs.

This is a New Mexico behavioral health service certification reference guide that catalogs the full spectrum of state-certified behavioral health services, their oversight requirements, and application processes—essential for understanding the regulatory landscape and available service types for systems planning in Bernalillo County.

This document outlines the Division of Community Behavioral Health (CBH) at UNM's organizational focus areas, values, and business principles, serving as a potential partner and resource for behavioral health systems change initiatives in New Mexico.

This appendix provides standardized definitions of key behavioral health terminology established under New Mexico's Behavioral Health Reform and Investment Act (Senate Bill 3), creating a common language essential for coordinated regional planning and systems change efforts.

This document establishes mandatory program evaluation requirements for New Mexico's behavioral health regional plans, providing a standardized framework that ensures accountability and evidence-based service delivery across the state's behavioral health system.

This is a blank program inventory template with an evidence rating crosswalk that enables behavioral health agencies to systematically catalog their programs, costs, and evidence base using the Results First Clearinghouse methodology.

This is the New Mexico Medicaid Fee Schedule for Behavioral Health Providers effective January 1, 2025, establishing reimbursement rates that directly impact provider financial viability and service availability across the behavioral health system.

The LOCUS (Level of Care Utilization System) is a standardized clinical assessment instrument that guides appropriate level of care placement decisions for adults with psychiatric and addiction needs, providing a common framework for systems to match individuals to the right intensity of behavioral health services.

This is the New Mexico Health Care Authority's Medicaid Behavioral Health Policy and Billing Manual (April 2025), which serves as the authoritative reference for covered services, provider requirements, and reimbursement procedures essential for behavioral health systems planning and service delivery across the state.