Reminder: Requesting behavioral health authorizations
During business hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., providers may phone or fax authorization requests to the Behavioral Health department for all services other than outpatient and intensive outpatient services.
Phone: 800.673.8043
Fax: 616.975.0249
Fax only requests
Fax us your outpatient and intensive outpatient service requests, including concurrent review and discharge information.
Emergency treatment authorizations
During business hours:
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m., you can call us. A clinician is available to help you with requests for emergency treatment for Priority Health commercial group, commercial individual and Medicare plan members.
After hours:
Our behavioral health team is available by phone 24/7 for emergencies. Fax us the Inpatient Authorization form. It will be processed in our normal time frames.