Care Management for High-Risk Pregnancies (CMHRP)
The Care Management for High-Risk Pregnancies (CMHRP) program is the primary vehicle for delivering care management to pregnant women who may be at risk for adverse birth outcomes.
This program builds on the legacy model of care management for pregnant women administered in the local health departments since 1988. Through the years, the program name has changed, but the focus of care management services for pregnant recipients has remained the same.
CMHRP will continue to be provided by Local Health Departments (LHDs). Medicaid will continue to support the partnership between LHD care managers and maternity care providers, delivering coordination of care and ensuring social drivers of health are addressed.
A key feature of the program is the standardized Pregnancy Risk Screening tool used by obstetric provider to help identify Medicaid recipients at risk for an adverse birth outcomes and refer them to the CMHRP program. All pregnant Medicaid recipients will continue to receive a coordinated set of high-quality, clinical maternity services through the Pregnancy Management Program (Pregnancy Medical Home).
Programmatic Guidance
The Program Guidance is used to assist Health Plans with providing additional resources that may be beneficial in managing CMHRP programs.
- CMHRP CMARC Benchmark Specifications - April 4, 2024
- Program Guide: Management of High-Risk Pregnancies in Tailored Plan - April 3, 2024
- Program Guide for Care Management of High-Risk Pregnancies and At-Risk Children in Managed Care - April 3, 2024
- Summary of Changes - Oct. 2023
- Program Update for CMHRP and CMARC Programs - July 13, 2023
- Guidance for LHDs Interested in Contracting to Participate in the Healthy Opportunities Pilot - Aug. 16, 2023
- Data Sharing Specification Requirements for CMARC-CMHRP - Oct. 23, 2024
- Healthy Opportunities Pilot Program Guide for LHDs - Dec. 8, 2022
- Companion Guide for Care Management Service Termination and Transfer of Service Process - Jan. 9, 2024
Forms
- CMHRP/CMARC Program Request for Termination and Transfer of Services - Dec. 22, 2023
- CMHRP Pregnancy Risk Screening Form English - Dec. 1, 2020
- CMHRP Pregnancy Risk Screening Form Spanish - Dec. 1, 2020
- CMHRP Community Referral Form Word (23 KB); PDF (176 KB) - Sept. 1, 2019
Frequently Asked Questions
- CMHRP CMARC Benchmark Specifications FAQs - March 27, 2024
- NC Medicaid Managed Care Transformation: A Fact Sheet for CMARC and CMHRP Providers - April 2, 2024
Additional Information
- NC Medicaid Pregnancy Management Program Clinical Policy
- North Carolina’s Care Management Strategy Under Managed Care
- CMHRP Contact Lists (The Primary and Secondary CMHRP Referral contact lists are updated monthly and can be found at: Under the manual section – Care Management for High Risk Pregnancies (CMHRP) Manual – 10. Contacts)
This page was last modified on 10/23/2024