Author: NC Medicaid Behavioral Health, (919) 527-7630
The Secretary of the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has approved the disengagement of Rutherford County from the VAYA Health Local Management Entity-Managed Care Organization (LME-MCO) and their alignment with Partners Behavioral Health Management LME-MCO.
Effective July 1, 2019, Partners will be the LME-MCO responsible for enrollees whose Medicaid county of eligibility is Rutherford County. Any provider delivering Medicaid behavioral health services to a Rutherford County enrollee after June 30, 2019, must be contracted with Partners. This only applies to mental health, substance use disorder and intellectual/developmental disability services for Medicaid beneficiaries three years of age and older.