Mandatory Passages and Language for MC+ Managed Care Health Plan Handbook, page 9

Nurse Visits For You And Your Baby

You and your Primary Care Provider (PCP) may agree for you to go home early after having a baby. If you do, you may get two nurse visits in your home. You may get the home health nurse visits if you leave the hospital less than 48 hours after having your baby, or less than 96 hours after a C-Section. The first nurse visit will be within two days of leaving the hospital. The second nurse visit is within two weeks of leaving the hospital. You may be able to get more nurse visits if you need them.

At a home visit, the nurse will:

check your health and your baby;
talk to you about how things are going;
answer your questions;
teach you how to do things such as breast feeding; and
do lab tests if your PCP orders them.

Special Health Care Needs

If you have a special health care need, call your MC+ Managed Care health plan. They will work with you to make sure you get the care you need. If you have a chronic illness and are seeing a specialist for your medical care, you may ask your health plan for a specialist to be your PCP.

Mental Health Care

Your MC+ Managed Care health plan will cover your mental health needs. A PCP referral is not needed for mental health care. You may go to any mental health provider on your health plan's list of providers. You may get four visits in a year without their okay. Be sure to go to a mental health provider in their network. Mental health care includes care for people who abuse drugs or alcohol or need other mental health services. Call your MC+ Managed Care health plan to get mental health services.

Children who are in Alternative Care or get Adoption Subsidy get mental health care through MC+ Fee-for-Service using MC+ approved providers. These children get their physical health care from their MC+ Managed Care health plan.

Family Planning

All MC+ Managed Care health plan members can get family planning services no matter what age. These services will be kept private. You may go to a health plan provider or an MC+ Fee-for-Service approved provider to get family planning services. You do not need to ask your health plan first. Your health plan will pay for your family planning services.