Behavioral Health

About Behavioral Health

As a local Health Plan, Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP) is committed to improving behavioral health services for our Members by developing direct relationships with select clinicians.

 

IEHP now has over 1,000,000 Members. Behavioral Health Clinicians are viewed as "Specialists" that are partners in improving the health status of our Members. IEHP Behavioral Health is an integrated essential partner with primary medical care.

Our Direct Behavioral Health Program Offers:

Behavioral Health Specialists 

IEHP is committed to develop direct partnerships with Psychiatrists, Psychologists, LCSW's, LMFT's, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, and most recently, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCC). 

 

For any questions or concerns, please email contract@iehp.org.

 

Requirements for these certifications can be found on the following website:

Contracting Requirements

In compliance with APL 17-019 (a DHCS regulation), IEHP now requires Behavioral Health Providers to begin the process of enrolling with Medi-Cal prior to contracting with IEHP.

 

To ensure timely processing of your application, IEHP will accept your application to contract upon receipt of verification of Medi-Cal enrollment submission.

 

Submit required forms and email them to contract@iehp.org.

Prospective Providers

 

QASP

 

IEHP is now accepting new QASP Providers in all service areas.

 

 

Behavioral Health

  • Medi-Cal Number
  • Behavioral Health Provider Letter and Application 

Access all related documents:

Existing Providers

 
  • Contracts Maintenance Request
  • FormW-9 Form
  • Medi-Cal Number

Access all related documents:

Additional Behavioral Health Forms:

Existing Providers can access all behavioral health forms by visiting the following page:

 

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

IEHP stands for Inland Empire Health Plan. IEHP is a not-for-profit health plan that serves over 1,000,000 Members in public-sponsored health coverage programs including Medi-Cal and Medicare Special Needs Plan. 

The first step is to fill out the behavioral health provider letter and application (PDF) and email Contract@iehp.org. We will contact you directly once we have evaluated our Member’s needs and are ready to proceed with contracting.

Reimbursement rates for Behavioral Health Services are based on Medicare rates.

  • A valid California License (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Nurse Practitioner)
  • $1 million to $3 million Malpractice Insurance
  • Must be enrolled with Medi-Cal
  • Satisfy all IEHP’s standard credentialing requirements

You can send your information to:

 

    Inland Empire Health PlanAttention: 

    Provider Relations

    P.O. Box 1800 Rancho Cucamonga 

    CA 91729-1800

Over the next two to three months we will be gathering information and determining our needs and as soon as we have determined what Providers we will need we will send out draft contracts with rate sheets for review.

  • Member Eligibility Verification
  • Claims Submission Services
  • Claims Status
  • Authorization Status
  • Medication Search
  • Pharmaceutical Services
  • Information Resources
  • Provider Manuals; Benefit Manuals; EDI manuals 

The first step is to fill out the behavioral health provider letter and application (PDF) and email Contract@iehp.org. We will contact you directly once we have evaluated our Member’s needs and are ready to proceed with contracting.

 

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 or later to view the PDF files. You can download a free copy by clicking here.