About The PCBH Service:

• Behavioral Health Consultants (BHCs) treat patients who are enrolled to a PCM in their clinic and are appropriate for primary care services.


• Patients may be seen at the request of
  • Primary Care team members
  • The Behavioral Health Care Facilitator (BHCF)
  • Specialty clinics
  • Self-referral


• BHC’s have 15-30 minute appointments with the goal of providing short-term treatment. Situations that are likely to require a longer course of treatment may involve a discussion of treatment options and given a referral to a more appropriate treatment modality.


• BHCs will administer a Behavioral Health Measure and Pain Rating Scale to all adult patients on all individual encounters. A Suicide Risk Assessment will be administered on all initial appointments and based on clinical judgment on follow-up encounters.


• BHCs work with the PCMs and provide same-day verbal feedback to PCMs so the PCM is aware of the BHC assessment, intervention and recommendations on all appointments.


• PCBH may not be utilized for the following services:
  • Medical social work or specialized case management service
  • Psychotherapy
  • Group psychotherapy
  • Formal psychological assessment/testing
  • Initiating, altering or stopping medications
  • Specialized evaluations (e.g. CDE, occupational health, fitness for duty etc.)
  • Initiation of a medical profile or limited duty profile for active duty patients
  • Assessment and recommendation for service/therapy animals
  • Mandatory post-behavioral health hospitalization follow-up