Emergency Updates: COVID - 19

Mid Shore Behavioral Health, Inc.(MSBH) has been following and engaged with the rapidly developing impact to the State of Maryland with the Coronavirus/COVID-19. MSBH is working closely with our leadership at the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA), Maryland Department of Health (MDH), and each of the mid-shore counties Health Departments and Emergency Management Departments to prepare for the response needed to the community and our behavioral health providers.

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MSBH will continue to publish any updates and connect with our partners to support the response and resources necessary to promote the health and safety of our community.      

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Provider/Partner

BHA Latest Information​

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)      Updates and Guidance​​​​ ​

• Suspension of Services A.F. Whitsitt Memo 3.20.20

• DIRECTIVE AND ORDER REGARDING VARIOUS HEALTHCARE MATTERS 3/23/2020

• COVID-19 #4a: Telephonic Service Guidance -  3.21.20

• COVID - 19 #4b: Telephonic Service Guidance - 3.21.20

• COVID - 19 #4c: Telephonic Service Guidance - 3.21.20

• Behavioral Health Administration

• Board of Social Work Examiners

• Memo to RR Programs 3.17.2020

• Naloxone supplies for OTP settings 3.18.2020

• Maryland Medicaid NEMT Guidance No. 1

• BHA’s response to Frequently Asked Questions 3.20.20

• Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 and Maintaining Mental Health (March 16, 2020)​​

• ​​Memorandum from the Deputy Secretary (March 14, 2020): Extension of Licenses

• BHA Response to Maryland Association of Behavioral Health Authorities (MABHA) Questions (March 14, 2020)

• MDH Letter to Clinicians (March 13, 2020)​​​

• Memorandum from the Deputy Secretary (March 12, 2020): Guidance regarding Telehealth Expansion Regulations

• Memorandum from the Secretary (March 11, 2020): Temporary Expansion of Medicaid Regulations to Permit Delivery of Telehealth Services​

• COVID-19 Guidance for Communities, Businesses, and Schools (March 11, 2020)​​

• Letter from the Deputy Secretary (March 10, 2020)​​​

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Speaker Tape Websites

• https://www.aaspeaker.com/
  https://hacoaa.org/archives/speakers/
  https://www.recoveryaudio.org/​

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Community/Consumer

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• Five Mid Shore Counties​

  • Caroline County

  • Dorchester County

  • Kent County

  • Queen Anne's County​

  • Talbot County​

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• AA Online Meetings (During COVID - 19)

Federal & State​​ Websites 

• Maryland Department of Health COVID-19

• Center for Disease Control and Prevention

• National Council for Behavioral Health

• SAMHSA

• Mental Health Association of MD

• COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Response and 42 CFR Part 2 Guidance

Roundtable on Homelessness

National Alliance to End Homelessness 

Mid Shore CoC Partner Updates

• Department of Housing and Urban Development – COVID-19 Community Preparedness Resources

• National Health Care for the Homeless Council

• COVID-19 Screening Tool Example

• Pocket Resource Guide

New HUD SNAPS Resources

• COVID-19: Essential Services for Encampments During an Infectious Disease Outbreak (HUD - March 23, 2020)

• COVID-19: Shelter Management During an Infectious Disease Outbreak (HUD - March 23, 2020)

• COVID-19 Client Triage Tool: Atlanta, GA CoC Example (HUD - March 15, 2020)
  Note: a Spanish version, COVID-19 Herramienta de Cernimiento o “Triage” Ejemplo CoC Atlanta, GA, was posted on March 23, 2020

• COVID-19: How to Screen Clients Upon Entry to Shelter or Opportunity Centers (HUD - March 23, 2020)

Visit the SNAPS COVID-19 Infectious Disease Prevention & Response page on the HUD Exchange for a full list of resources.

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