Behavioral health
Integrated health care
UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia, Inc. (UniCare) facilitates integrated physical and behavioral health services as a vital part of health care. Our mission is to address the physical and behavioral health care of members by offering a wide range of targeted interventions, education, and enhanced access to care to ensure improved outcomes and quality of life for members.
We work collaboratively with hospitals, group practices, independent behavioral health care providers, community, government agencies, human service districts and other resources. This enables UniCare to successfully meet the needs of members with mental health and substance use disorders, as well as those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Behavioral health providers can be accessed directly by UniCare members. Members do not have to contact UniCare for a referral.
Behavioral Health Areas of Expertise Profile (BHAEP)
The BHAEP is designed to highlight your services, cultural preferences, race, languages spoken, and specialties to our members through the enhancement of our online provider directory. Your answers to the brief survey below will help our members find the right behavioral health provider to fit their unique needs. While extremely helpful in promoting your services, completion of the BHAEP does not affect your credentialing materials/status or provider contract. Because any representation of a clinical area of expertise is based on your self-disclosure and professional judgment, please only select those items that fall within the scope of your state-issued license and clinical experience.
Provider manual
The provider manual for UniCare Health Plan of West Virginia, Inc. includes key contact information for UniCare, covered and noncovered services for behavioral health, claims and eligibility guidance and more:
Related information
- HEDIS tip sheet Follow-Up After Emergency Department Visit for Mental Illness (FUM)
- Guidelines for Behavioral Health Screening, Assessment and Treatment
- Development Psychological Neuropsychological Testing FAQ
- Guidelines for Psychological Testing & Screening: Autism Spectrum Disorders and Rett Syndrome
- Behavioral Health Patient Review Outlines for Providers
- Guidelines for Assessment and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
- Guidelines for Assessment and Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Adults
- Guidelines for Evaluation and Treatment of ADHD in Children and Adolescents
- Guidelines for Identification and Treatment of Depressive Disorder
- Guidelines for Identification and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders (SUD)
- Guidelines for Identification and Treatment of Schizophrenia
- Guidelines for Screening and Treatment of Antenatal Depression (AND), Postpartum Depression (PPD) and Postpartum Psychosis (PPP)
- Mood Disorder Questionnaire (MDQ)
- PHQ-9 Patient Depression Screening Questionnaire
- Guidelines and Best Practices for Screening Perinatal and Postpartum Depression
- CAGE-AID Alcohol & Drug Abuse Screening Questionnaire
- CRAFFT Adolescent Substance Abuse Screening Interview
- Assist V3.0 Substance Abuse Screening Interview
- Acquisition of Beacon Health Options
- Chapter 503 Licensed Behavioral Health Centers (LBHC)
- West Virginia Medicaid Community Psychiatric Supportive Treatment UM Guideline
- West Virginia Medicaid Peer Recovery Support Services Utilization Management Guideline
- Screening for alcohol use disorder in high-prevalence demographics
Provider tools & resources
- Log in to Availity
- Launch Provider Learning Hub Now
- Learn about Availity
- Prior Authorization Lookup Tool
- Prior Authorization Requirements
- Claims Overview
- Reimbursement Policies
- Provider Manuals, Policies & Guidelines
- Referrals
- Forms
- Provider Training Academy
- Pharmacy Information
- Provider News & Announcements