Formerly the Kern County Mental Health Department
Crisis Hotline: 1-800-991-5272
Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255
Substance Use Division Access Line: 1-866-266-4898
For NON-Crisis Adult Care:
The Access and Assessment Center: 661-868-8080
Authorizations Team
The Authorizations Team tracks, monitors and authorizes Treatment Authorization Requests (TARS) from inpatient hospitals, Service Authorization Requests (SARS) for minors, and Short-Doyle Re-alignment requests for indigent clients served in the KMCH outpatient teams.
The team provides training regarding these processes when necessary.
Ongoing duties include monitoring, tracking and reporting of these targeted activities for the purpose of DHCS review.
Care Coordination Unit
The Authorizations Team tracks, monitors and authorizes Treatment Authorization Requests (TARS) from inpatient hospitals, Service Authorization Requests (SARS) for minors, and Short-Doyle Re-alignment requests for indigent clients served in the KMCH outpatient teams.
The team provides training regarding these processes when necessary.
Ongoing duties include monitoring, tracking and reporting of these targeted activities for the purpose of DHCS review.