In July 2017, DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen, M.D. announced that the contracts between the local management entities/managed care organizations (LME/MCOs) and the Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) and Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities/Substance Abuse Services (DMH) would include performance measures that include financial consequences for failing to meet expected performance standards.

The Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services has updated two of its super measures, effective April 9, 2018. They are:

• DMH – Follow-Up After Discharge from Community Hospitals, State Psychiatric Hospitals, and Facility Based Crisis Services for Mental Health Treatment (updated April 2018)
• DMH – Follow-Up After Discharge from Community Hospitals, State Psychiatric Hospitals, and Facility Based Crisis Services for Substance Use Services Treatment (updated April 2018)

All other measures are as follows:

Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services Super Measures

• DMH – TCLI Performance Measure Description

Division of Medical Assistance Super Measures

• Integrated Care Performance Measure – NC Innovations
• Substance Use Disorder Follow-Up After Discharge Performance Measure – Medicaid
• Mental Health Follow-Up After Discharge Performance Measure – Medicaid