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Behavioral health access appointments
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island·RI · Psychiatry, Family Medicine, Internal Medicine +1 more·Behavioral Health
Effective date
Nov 1, 2024
We identified it
Jun 19, 2026
Summary
BCBSRI has expanded behavioral health access appointments to include two additional practices: Providence Behavioral Health Associates and Rhode Island Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. These practices now offer urgent behavioral health appointments for BCBSRI members alongside the existing LifeStance Health partnership.
Action Required
Immediately: Update referral contact lists to include Providence Behavioral Health Associates and Rhode Island Center for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for urgent behavioral health appointments. When BCBSRI patients need urgent behavioral health care, call any of the three practices and specify you are requesting a BCBSRI urgent appointment, or fax a referral.