The mission of the interagency behavioral health collaborative (the collaborative) is to ensure quality behavioral health services are provided to medicaid and non-medicaid consumers; providers are reimbursed timely and accurately; data is collected, and services promote prevention, recovery, resilience, and efficient use of available resources. This mission serves the collaborative vision to establish a behavioral health service delivery system in which consumers and family members are assisted in participating fully in the life of their communities; support of recovery and development of resiliency are expected; behavioral health is promoted; and the adverse effects of substance abuse and mental illness are prevented or reduced.

[7.21.2.8 NMAC - N, 9-1-11]