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Behavioral Health

Affinity provides Mental Health and Substance Abuse services through Beacon Health Strategies, LLC, a behavioral health managed care company. Although all Affinity programs - Medicaid, Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus and UniCare...have behavioral health benefits, the benefit packages do differ in their coverage of inpatient and outpatient care. Contact Beacon at 1-800-974-6831 for additional information about a particular Member's Behavioral Health Benefit.

Services are provided, as follows.

• Members may self-refer for Behavioral Health services. No Primary Care Provider referral is needed.
  
  
• Members may request Behavioral Health Services by calling the Beacon toll free number for a referral, or by contacting any of the participating providers listed in the Affinity Provider Directory.
  
  
• If you believe there is an emergency, you do not have to call Beacon. Members should dial 911 or go to the nearest Emergency Room.
  
  
• A Beacon Clinician is available at 1-800-974-6831 for referral and triage 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  
  

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