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<br />ATTACHMENT D <br />Lane County and LaneCare Guidelines <br />Relative to <br />Consumer Participation and Empowerment <br /> <br /> <br />Consumer participation and empowerment is supported by the professional <br />community <br /> <br />LaneCare, Lane County and County contractors help educate members about how to <br />be effective self advocates. Within the options covered by the Oregon Health Plan, <br />members will be provided opportunities to understand their mental health needs and <br />preferences, select a provider and a treatment approach that matches their needs and <br />preferences, and address concerns that occur during the course of treatment. <br /> <br />? <br /> Informed consumers can participate in the direction of their course of treatment. <br />? <br /> Informed consumers can develop individualized support services to best achieve <br />their goals. <br />? <br /> LaneCare and Lane County will actively engage and develop peer mutual <br />support networks and other consumer valued treatment alternatives <br />? <br /> LaneCare contractors will include in their Quality Assurance workplan a goal <br />toward increasing their organizational empowerment and support of consumer <br />self-determination. <br /> <br />Alternative treatments to traditional mental health interventions are available in <br />the community. <br /> <br />Some alternative mental health treatments are recognized by the medical community <br />and funded by LaneCare, while others are not. As a Medicaid contracted Mental Health <br />Organization, LaneCare is responsible for assuring that there are medically appropriate <br />mental health choices available for members within the contracted provider panel. <br />(LaneCare does not take a position in support of services outside of those covered by <br />the Oregon Health Plan.) <br /> <br />LaneCare supports the following: <br /> <br /> Mental health treatments are medically appropriate and covered by the Oregon <br />? <br />Health Plan <br /> Covered mental health interventions are strength-based and recovery oriented <br />? <br />and promote resiliency. <br /> <br />LaneCare and Lane County will give consumers information necessary to understand <br />the risk and benefits of the treatment offered. Members can choose interventions from <br />the range of covered services or choose alternatives not covered or reimbursed by <br />LaneCare. <br /> <br /> <br />