About Duchess County Mental Health Services

This is a sliding scale approved program

Mental health services for adults are provided directly by DBCH as well as through our contract agencies throughout the County. Services offered directly by DBCH include:

Partial Hospital Program

The Partial Hospital Program is an intensive mental health treatment program operated by DBCH. It’s designed for people who have acute or severe mental health symptoms, whether they have recently been hospitalized or are trying to stay out of the hospital.

The program:

    Introduces you to coping skills to help you:
        Manage daily life more effectively.
        Address issues of mental illness.
        Deal with the impact of substance abuse.
    Provides access to prescribers who can manage your medications.
    Offers individual therapy, with couple or family therapy, if needed.
    Connects you with resources for care management, peer advocacy services, and housing.

Sliding Scale

Duchess County Mental Health Services operates under a sliding fee scale payment model. What this means to you is that Duchess County Mental Health Services provides their services even to patients who cannot afford care (such as low-income or who people who need to self-pay). Patients will pay according to their income. Be prepared to provide information on your household income.

2024 Federal Sliding Fee Schedule based on Annual Income

Medicare

Duchess County Mental Health Services accepts Medicare, a federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older and people with disabilities.

Medicare covers a wide range of mental health services.

Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) covers inpatient mental health care services you get in a hospital. Part A covers your room, meals, nursing care, and other related services and supplies.

Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) helps cover mental health services that you would generally get outside of a hospital, including visits with a psychiatrist or other doctor, visits with a clinical psychologist or clinical social worker, and lab tests ordered by your doctor.

Medicare Part D (Prescription Drug ) helps cover drugs you may need to treat a mental health condition. Each Part D plan has its own list of covered drugs, known as formulary. Learn more about which plans cover various drugs.

If you get your Medicare benefits through a Medicare Advantage Plan (like an HMO or PPO) or other Medicare health plan, check your plan’s membership materials or call the plan for details about how to get your mental health benefits.

Medicaid

All state Medicaid programs provide some mental health services. Duchess County Mental Health Services accepts Medicaid, a joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with low incomes and limited resources. Medicaid programs vary from state to state.

State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Duchess County Mental Health Services receives State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid

Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) Insurance Coverage For Mental Health

Obamacare purchased from the Health Care Marketplaces covers Mental Health Care and Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Under the Health Care Law there are 10 categories of benefits. Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse Treatment are two of the 10.

If you have Affordable Care Act Coverage you will have mental health care coverage.