Become a Contract Provider
The Fresno County Mental Health Plan (FCMHP) is dedicated to providing quality services that value quality of life, compassion and respect for both individuals served and providers. The Mental Health Plan has a network of private licensed mental health practitioners — Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Registered Nurses with a required education and training — who provide services to Fresno County’s Medi-Cal eligible population, either as individual or group providers.
Licensed behavioral health practitioners who are interested in working with Medi-Cal eligible Individual through the FCMHP will need to complete the following:
Individual/Group Provider Application
- (Fillable) Individual and Group Provider Credentialing Application
- Individual and Group Provider Credentialing Application
Organizational Provider (Licensed/Registered/Certified Staff, Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programs) Application
- (Fillable) Organizational Provider (Licensed/Registered/Certified Staff) Credentialing Application
- Organizational Provider (Licensed/Registered/Certified Staff) Credentialing Application
Organizational Provider Mental Health Rehabilitation Specialist (MHRS) Application
- (Fillable) Organizational Provider (MHRS) Credentialing Application
- Organizational Provider (MHRS) Credentialing Application
Organizational Provider Non-Clinical/Non-Credentialed Staff (Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Programs) Application
- (Fillable) Organizational Provider (Non-Clinical/Non-Credentialed Staff) Application
- Organizational Provider (Non-Clinical/Non-Credentialed Staff) Application
Application Process
Providers may call Managed Care at (559) 600-4645 to ask about the application process or to request an application. Completed application forms must be submitted in one of the following ways:
Mail
Fresno County Mental Health Plan
P.O. Box 45003
Fresno, CA 93718-9886
E-mail
mcare@FresnoCountyCA.gov
Practitioners interested in contracting with the FCMHP must meet the credentialing requirements. Practitioners must also be willing to:
- Accept new clients;
- Work with client and family or significant other in a professional, collaborative, and culturally competent manner;
- Work cooperatively with FCMHP staff who authorize and reauthorize clinical services; and
- Cooperate with FCMHP staff during the site/facility review process.
Psychiatrists providing inpatient services must have admitting privileges at appropriate inpatient facilities, including attending Psychiatrists in Skilled Nursing Facilities, which are categorized as Institution(s) of Mental Diseases (IMD).
The expectations of the Fresno County Mental Health Plan are discussed in the Provider Manual.
If you have a Behavioral Health emergency
please call 9-1-1
For Access to Services or the Crisis Line,
1 800 654-3937
CalHOPE Warm Line
1 833 317-HOPE(4673)
Central Valley Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1 800 273-8255