Health & Human Services
LaneCare Overview

Since 1996 LaneCare has managed the capitated mental health component of the Oregon Health Plan (OHP) for Lane County while integrating community mental health responsibilities in partnership with provider agencies. LaneCare continues to contract with non-profit providers to offer a full continuum of services, to ensure access to services, and to maintain consumer choice. 

LaneCare supports a significant percentage of services provided by Lane County Mental Health.  LaneCare also has service contracts with 12 non-profit mental health agencies. A portion of clinical funds is contracted to consumer and parent-run organizations to provide activities to reduce social isolation and for peer supports and other support services.  Another portion is dedicated to community-based prevention efforts.  LaneCare continues to fund outreach to facility-bound seniors, coordination with developmental disabilities, parent training and suicide prevention for teens, and crisis supports and response.  In addition to these programs, LaneCare provides partial funding for outreach to homeless youth and an Internet site (TheLane) that provides community information, including mental health services information.  LaneCare publishes two newsletters each month and has published a consumer newsletter quarterly.

LaneCare members can self-refer to any of the contracted providers and begin treatment.  The provider agency will register the individual in the LaneCare computer system and will authorize a course of treatment.  They will complete an assessment and develop a treatment plan.

In addition, LaneCare contracts with a number of hospitals including Sacred Heart’s Johnson Unit.  Flexible funds are committed to support clients in treatment alternatives in ways that could not be billed.

LaneCare is continuing our efforts to move the system toward evidence-based practices.  The quality assurance process reviews policies, procedures and practice of the LaneCare funded mental health service system.