Welcome to North Florida Behavioral Health Partners’ Provider Online Services!

Who is North Florida Behavioral Health Partners? (NFBHP)

North Florida Behavioral Health Partners, Inc. (NFBHP) is a public/private partnership providing quality mental health services to Florida Medipass enrollees in sixteen counties. Established in 2006, NFBHP is the result of a partnership between ValueOptions®, the nation’s largest independent behavioral health and wellness company, and a group of local not-for-profit mental health and substance abuse providers. The primary mission of North Florida Behavioral Health Partners, Inc. (NFBHP) is the delivery of high quality behavioral health services to Medicaid Enrollees. The NFBHP partner providers are:

Medicaid Area 3

• The Centers – Citrus & Marion Counties
• BayCare Behavioral Health Care, Inc. – Hernando County
• LifeStream Behavioral Center – Lake & Sumter Counties
• Meridian Behavioral Healthcare – Alachua, Bradford, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Levy, Lafayette, Suwannee & Union Counties

If your client lives in one of the following counties in Florida, and is enrolled in the Medipass program, they are also enrolled in North Florida Behavioral Health Partners:

You can learn more about member's mental health coverage in our Member handbook (PDF).

Our Network Providers offer community-sensitive resources which are designed to meet our member's needs while promoting recovery and resiliency. These providers represent a multidimensional, geographically comprehensive network. Our diverse network furnishes an array of specialties as well as added service capacity. The network consists of traditional providers of community behavioral health services, community hospitals, private psychiatric facilities, and treatment programs, as well as a small number of specialty private practitioners throughout Area 3.

In addition to providing the direct patient care, our providers participate in the development and implementation of policies, procedures, clinical criteria and guidelines, and system changes, with the staff of the Tampa Service Center. These functions involve participation in a variety of Committees and Task Forces that focus on improving the clinical care provided to members.

As the primary providers for behavioral health services, the NFBHP providers are charged with clinically relevant coordination of care with physical health providers as well as other agencies and services for the members. The NFBHP providers participate in the development of the policies, procedures, and protocols for these coordination efforts in an effort to assure consistency across the partnership.

You will find a wealth of provider tools, information and resources in the menu on the left side of the page.

Provider Success Stories – How People Achieve a Better Life

It is important to recognize that people can achieve a better life through Mental Health treatment. There are many stories of success and recovery about real people who have sought help from North Florida Behavioral Health Partners' Community Mental Health Centers and network providers. This page is to share those stories and illustrate that recovery is possible.

Read success stories from Meridian Behavioral Healthcare in Gainesville.