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DWMHA Executive
Leadership Team
 Tom Watkins, President and CEO
 Dr. Carmen McIntyre, Chief Medical Officer
 Jeff De Lay, Chief Operation Officer
 Stacie Durant, Chief Financial Officer
 Bill Riley, Chief Information Officer
 Bill Ward, Chief of Staff
 Rebecca Chavez, General Counsel
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Meet the Staff
 Darlene Owens - Director, Substance Use Disorder Initiatives
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313-833-2410
Karra Thomas, Prevention Services Manager 313-833-2418
Judy Davis, SUD Treatment Administrator 313-833-2416
Keisha Burnett, SUD Fiscal Manager 313-833-2307
Lynn Somenauer, Applications Programmer 313-833-4695
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Oversight Policy Board
12 board members who serve as representatives of
substance use disorder services, 4 members are
primary consumers or family members of primary
consumers.
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SUD Services
 Prevention, Early Intervention, Outpatient
 All Levels of Intensive Outpatient
 Case Management
 Detox
 Residential
 Methadone Maintenance/Activities
 Relapse Recovery Programs/Activities
 Communicable Disease Programs
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SUD Providers
SUD services will be provided by:
 41 treatment providers
 34 prevention providers
 15 coalitions
 8 recovery support providers/programs
 5 early intervention providers, with approximately 120 peer
recovery coaches working within the DWC area
 6 opiate maintenance treatment providers and nine MDCH
designated Women Specialty.
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Innovative Programs
 SBIRT
 Vivitrol
 Intensive Wraparound
 Peer based support
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October 1, 2014
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Benefits of CA Consolidation
 SUD prevention, treatment, coalitions and
recovery will have approximately the same
allocations for FY’14-’15 as in FY ’13-’14.
 Detroit providers can see all Wayne county clients
and vice versa
 A single access entry point
 Standardized rates for SUD providers
 A centralized claims management system
 Provide and train the SUD provider network to
sustain a financial business model
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October 1, 2014
 DWMHA will contract with all CA providers
 12 month contract
 Fee for service- Existing providers in good standing will
have their initial Block Grant Allocation
 DWMHA will execute prevention staffing grants and
manage all Prevention contracts
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October 1 – December 31, 2014
DWMHA will contract with IPH and SEMCA to
manage:
 Eligibility determination
 24 hrs/7 days
 Screening & access to care for SUD services
 Authorization & Re-authorization
 Level of care changes
 Claims management
 Administrative support functions
 Required monthly, quarterly, and year end reporting as
determined by DWMHA
 (DWMHA will execute all contracts)
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January 1, 2015
DWMHA will assume all management
responsibilities for:
 Eligibility determination
 24 hrs /7 days a week/ 365 days a year
 Screening & access to care for SUD services
 Authorization & Re-authorization
 Level of care changes
 Claims management
 Administrative support functions
 Required monthly, quarterly, and year end reporting as
determined by DWMHA
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Ensuring a Smooth Transition
Pioneer to conduct a pilot screening at some time
during October – December with 4 large SUD
Providers to ensure a smooth transition come January
2015.
SHAR House
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries (DRMM)
Hegira Programs
Personalized Nursing Lighthouse
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For additional resources, and to stay informed on other
mental health issues visit our website at
www.dwmha.com
For SUD questions contact Darlene Owens, Director of
Substance Use Disorder Initiatives at
dowens@dwmha.com
Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority
640 Temple
Detroit, MI 48201
313-833-2500