Practice Guidelines

MSHN supports and requires the use of nationally accepted and mutually agreed upon clinical practice guidelines including evidence-based practices (EBPs) to ensure the use of research-validated methods for the best possible outcomes for service recipients as well as best value in the purchase of services and supports. Practice guidelines include clinical standards, evidence-based practices, practice-based evidence, best practices, and promising practices that are relevant to the individuals served.

CMHSP participants and the Substance Use Disorder Prevention and Treatment Provider System under contract to provide prevention and/or treatment services for mental health and/or substance use disorders will deliver services in a manner which reflects the values and expectations contained in nationally accepted or  mutually agreed upon practice guidelines. The following practice guidelines have been developed and agreed upon for regional use in collaboration with the appropriate MSHN regional Councils and Committees. 

 

MDHHS Practice Guidelines

MSHN and its provider network adhere to all practice guidelines established by MDHHS, which can be found on the MDHHS Policies and Practice Guidelines page and include, but are not limited to: 

  • Access Standards
  • Behavior Treatment Plans Technical Requirement
  • Consumerism Practice Guideline
  • Employment Works! Policy
  • Family-Driven and Youth-Guided Policy and Practice Guideline
  • Housing Practice Guideline
  • Inclusion Practice Guideline
  • Person-Centered Planning Practice Practice Guideline
  • Personal Care in Non-Specialized Residential Settings
  • School-to-Community Transition
  • SED Children Technical Requirement
  • School-to-Community Transition Guideline
  • Self-Determination Practice & Fiscal Intermediary Guideline
  • Self-Direction Technical Requirement Implementation Guide
  • Trauma Policy

 

Regional Practice Guidelines

The following practice guidelines have been developed and agreed upon for regional use in collaboration with MSHN regional Councils and Committees: