State of Maine
John Elias Baldacci, Governor


June 2, 2003

Dear Colleagues,

Attached you will find the Desktop Reference Guide to MaineCare OQMHP Certification for Children's Services.
This guide was prepared Jointly by BDS Children's Services and the DHS Bureau of Medical Services, and was
reviewed by several children's Service Provider Agencies.  We trust that it will be useful to you in clarifying past
and current qualifications for OQMHP staff and ensuring that your personnel records are in order.

As additional clarification, please note that the services which need OQMHP certificates issued by the Center for
Learning (CFL) are Section 37 (Home Based Mental Health Services), Section 97 (Private Non Medical Institutions)
and Section 41 (Day Treatment).  The MHRT/C certification will continue to be issued by CFL according to the
August 2002 Procedural Guidelines for MHRT/C Certification and may be applied to Children's Services as
referenced in specific sections.  The Behavioral Health Sciences Institute (BHSI) will continue to issue Behavioral
Specialist I certificates.

If you have questions about MaineCare requirements, please contact John d'Auteuil, of the Bureau of Medical
Services' Provider Relations office at 287-1824.  For questions on BDS Children's Services requirements please
contact Lisa Burgess, Program Director, at 287-4251.  For questions about MHRT/C requirements you may access
the MHRT/C Procedural Guidelines at www.muskie.usm.maine.edu/cfl or contact Janice Daley of CFL at 626-5000.
Questions about the Behavioral Specialist I certificates can be answered by contacting Barbara Asnes at BHSI
(871-1238) or consulting their website at www.bhsi.net.

Sincerely,

Brenda Harvey
Acting Deputy Commissioner
BDS

Christine Zukas-Lessard
Deputy Director
Bureau of Medical Services