(If you are a potential provider interested in providing mental health services in the Texas Panhandle MHMR Service Area, please see "Information for Potential Providers" Section at the bottom of this page)

Texas Panhandle MHMR is in the process of developing a Local Service Area Plan regarding the configuration and development of its mental health provider network. The plan reflects local needs and priorities and maximizes consumer choice and access to qualified service providers.

The goal of this Local Provider Network Development process is for MHMR Centers around the State to incorporate strategies to ensure continuous consumer access to services while the Centers increasingly expand their network of providers. The desired outcome is for consumers to have choice among multiple service providers and for the Center to provide management and oversight of the provider network.

Texas Panhandle MHMR has gathered and obtained input from its stakeholders regarding issues such as:

• Service needs and priorities of children, adolescents, and adults;
• Crisis response system and services;
• Development of the external provider network; and
• Other significant issues and concerns.

A draft of the Local Service Area Plan, the strategy Texas Panhandle MHMR has developed to give consumers more provider choice (developed from consumer and stakeholder feedback), was posted for comment for a period of time that ended on September 30th, 2008. 

A final version of this Plan, with revisions addressing feedback recieved from the draft, will be submitted to the Department of State Health Services on October 31st, 2008 for review.

Information For Potential Providers

Providers who are interested in providing mental health services in the Texas Panhandle MHMR Service Area should go to:

Local Mental Health Authority Information- Texas Panhandle MHMR

This webpage has pertinent information regarding the service area. The Provider Interest Inquiry Form may be accessed from this webpage.  If the provider is interested in serving more than one LMHA area, one Provider Interest Inquiry Form must be completed for each LMHA.

Interested providers may also wish to review the list of RDM service requirements and other standards, and the list of definitions for each service package.

Helpful Resources:

· http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/mhcommunity/LPND/

Email- LPND@dshs.state.tx.us