Consult Line
Free mental health consults for SC PCPs.
YAP-P is a free program helping primary and pediatric care providers tend to the mental and behavioral health of their young patients through a provider-to-provider consult line. It’s how we’re helping you bridge the gap to timely, effective care for your patients.
Call our Consult Line at 877-729-2779 to schedule a consult today.
With a simple call to our consult line, our board-certified psychiatrists and developmental behavioral pediatrician can help you manage the mental and behavioral health conditions of your patients. Our consultants can provide guidance on:
- medication management
- diagnostic clarification
- screening and treatment options
- patient referrals to direct services and more
Interested in getting CMEs for Consulting?
Our QI Activity offers up to 26 CME and MOC Part 4 credit for consulting.
The Consultation Process
Save Some Time, Pre-Register!
It only takes 2-3 minutes to pre-register saving you a step when you call us!
Interested in pre-registering all the providers in your clinic? We’re happy to assist.
What Providers are Saying
“…Truly a wonderful service. I did not realize how much I needed this service until I used it.”
Doctor of Nursing Practice
BJH Comprehensive Health Services
“Phenomenal responsiveness, appropriate care, and great teaching to inform future care.”
Pediatric Resident
PRISMA
Frequently Asked Questions
Due to funding stipulations, the consult line is intended for use by prescribers. However, a member of the care team may schedule the consult, providing the prescriber’s information (name, phone, email, and NPI #). If a therapist or other member of a care team that includes a prescriber wants to consult with YAP-P, they can participate in the consult but will need to have the prescriber present.
Our Intake Coordinator will ask for the following basic information when you call our consult line:
- Patient age
- Patient insurance status
- Clinician name, NPI #, phone and email
- General reason for consult
- Whether a behavioral health screening was conducted in prior 12 months
No, YAP-P psychiatrists are available for consults with prescribing primary or pediatric care providers working with children and adolescents 21 years of age or younger. If needed, YAP-P psychiatrists can help facilitate patient referrals directly to one of South Carolina’s 16 mental health centers.
Please be aware that the YAP-P psychiatrist is not assuming care of your patient or prescribing to that patient when you seek a consultation. The call is a conversation between two providers and does not establish a patient relationship between the YAP-P psychiatrist and your patient
Currently, YAP-P doesn’t provide a consult summary document. We encourage you to document your consultation in the patient medical record, but it is up to you to decide what to include. YAP-P doesn’t collect Protected Health Information on patients, but each consult is assigned an encounter number that could be used to verify a consult. Providers are free to consult with YAP-P as many times as needed regarding a given patient.
YAP-P activities are covered under the treatment, payment and health care operations provisions of HIPAA. While we hope you are discussing with your patient and/or their parents when you plan to consult with YAP-P, a release is not required.