Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health Forum Feb. 25th &26th

The Department of State Health Services has partnered with the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health (TIEMH) at the University of Texas at Austin to provide Open Enrollment (OE) technical assistance and program implementation support for interested Home and Community Based Services-Adult Mental Health (HCBS-AMH) providers. Specifically, TIEMH can provide guidance and assistance to interested providers to apply for the HCBS-AMH program using the Open Enrollment (OE) process. Additionally, they can assist contracted HCBS-AMH providers successfully implement the HCBS-AMH program.

TIEMH will be hosting a 2-day in-depth provider forum to educate interested providers on the program, help them identify barriers to implementation and facilitate an implementation plan.

The forum will be held in Austin, Texas on February 25th and 26th.

If you are interested in receiving any of the above assistance and/or in participating in the forum, please contact Jackie Patmore at

Patmorej@austin.utexas.edu or Erin Espinosa at

Erin.Espinosa@austin.utexas.edu