Step 1: Confirm That the Denial Was Due to Your Bleeding Disorder
If your provider informs you that you have been denied access to a mental health or substance use disorder treatment facility, ask them to explain the reason. There are many appropriate reasons that people are denied access to facilities that have nothing to do with BD. For example, no beds are available, the facility determined you do not need the level of care that they provide, or the facility determined that you are not yet ready for treatment (primarily for substance use disorder treatment).
Resource Alert: For Your Providers
Share these materials with your referring provider and your BD treatment team:
Background on the issue of people with BD being denied access to behavioral health facilities: If your provider is unfamiliar with the issue of people with BD being denied access to BD facilities, this is a good place to start.
The BD SUMHAC Provider Toolkit: This is a comprehensive guide for assisting providers in referring people with BD to behavioral health facilities and can facilitate admission.
Educational resource for inpatient/residential behavioral health facility staff: This resource was designed for you or your provider to share with the behavioral health treatment facility to educate them and dispel any fear and misconceptions about BD.
Template letter from the bleeding disorder provider to the treatment facility regarding stability: This is a template letter that your provider can edit and share with the behavioral health treatment facility to assure them that you are medically stable and your condition should not preclude you from admission.
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