Frequently Asked Questions

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Enrolled practices use CAPP for a provider-to-provider (peer-to-peer) consultation. Phone inquiries are usually patient specific, but also can be about general questions related to child psychiatry including screening, diagnosis and treatment planning, as well as general developmental and behavioral health concerns.

Common consultations involve questions surrounding diagnostic clarification, formulation, treatment planning (including tips on psycho-education, collaboration with the family, psychotherapy and medications if warranted) and access to resources and referrals in the community.

Please review: Guidelines - Checklist for Consultation

CAPP is consultation-to-PCP service aimed at improving the knowledge, skills and comfort level of PCPs in treating mild-to-moderate mental health disorders. We can assist you in finding resources and referrals in the community if the condition is too severe or complex to be managed in primary care

Please review: Referral vs. Consultation

The PCP is intended to be the consumer for services, and CAPP can provide consultation on direct provision of primary care within the practice, and guidance on treatment planning, including referrals to specialty mental health for more complex patients.

It is important to discuss the intention for consultation with the patient and family, and to request their permission to do so, and ideally to document this in the medical record. Once enrolled, your practice may consider embedding consent for CAPP as part of your consent for services for new patients.  

Provider-to-provider consultation is covered under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Since there is no direct clinical care between the consulting psychiatrist and the patient/family, no payment or financial consent is required.  

CAPP psychiatrists may recommend medication, including guidance on choice of medication, dosing and titration schedule, as part of a comprehensive treatment plan. The primary care provider (PCP) would prescribe the medication.   

Yes. After gathering the pertinent clinical information, our consulting psychiatrist may suggest resources and referrals for care in your community.  

CAPP is not intended to be an emergency consultation or crisis line.

If the patient is experiencing an emergency: Call 911 and send the patient to the nearest emergency room.