The Medical Director Institute

• Medical Director Institute 2023 Impact Report
• Medical Director Institute 2022 Impact Report

• A New, Comprehensive Approach to Integration Using Measurement to Demonstrate Value

• Guidance for Handling the Increasing Prevalence of Drugs Adulterated or Laced With Fentanyl

• Advancing Measurement-Informed Care in Outpatient Community Behavioral Health

Position statements are developed based on expert understanding of current accepted standards of care in behavioral health. MDI members are uniquely qualified to develop position statements based on their ongoing clinical and operational leadership roles in the field. They are all board-certified psychiatrists with multiple specialty certifications, including general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, addiction psychiatry and emergency psychiatry. Members practice within organizations that include freestanding community mental health centers, addiction treatment centers, academic centers and large multi-hospital systems. They have specialized experience in health systems policy, practice and financing (including commercial insurance, Medicaid and Medicare).

MDI members possess demonstrated skill in applying multiple sources of evidence that determine the generally accepted standard of care including peer-reviewed studies in academic journals, consensus guidelines from professional organizations and guidelines and materials distributed by government agencies.

Position statements of the MDI are passed by a two-thirds majority of the voting membership and require that more than 50 percent of MDI members register a vote.

• Position Statement on Documentation Requirements for Comprehensive Treatment Plans (July 22, 2024)
• Position Statement on Accountability for Respectful, Equitable Environments and Actions (February 28, 2022)
• Position Statement on Clozapine Blood Test Monitoring During the COVID-19 Emergency (May 21, 2020)
• Position Statement on Generally Accepted Standards of Care for Behavioral Health (August 19, 2019)

SAMHSA CCBHC certification requirements include a requirement that CCBHC’s have a medical director as part of their executive team and that the medical director be responsible for facilitating the integration of care and clinical standards of care. To assist CCBHC’s with meeting these requirements the MDI has developed a draft position description for CCBHC medical directors. View position description here.