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Help firefighters and dispatchers lead healthy, vibrant lives

Magellan Federal* now supports the Federal Wildland Firefighter Behavioral Health Program

As a current Magellan provider, you’re invited to join the Wildland Firefighter Behavioral Health Program provider network to provide mid- to long-term counseling (assessment and up to 16 sessions) to wildland firefighters and dispatchers.

Wildlandvideo 

Meet some of the brave wildland firefighters of federal, state and local agencies serving to protect millions of acres of our forests, our communities, and our natural resources in this short video (7 minutes).

Magellan seeks providers who share a common mission to serve and support the behavioral health of our firefighters and dispatchers.

Provider requirements

To participate in the network, providers must: 
  • Be fully contracted and credentialed with Magellan.
  • Meet certain requirements of the Wildland Firefighter Attestation, including:
    • Be a psychologist, independently licensed master's prepared therapist or social worker.
    • Have two years' post-licensure experience treating mental health concerns, e.g., depression, anxiety, substance use disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder.
    • Maintain a recent clinical practice providing direct patient care for at least three of the past five years.
  • Be a U.S. citizen.
  • Be independently licensed by a U.S. state or territory. 
  • Speak fluent English. 
  • Complete the Wildland Firefighter Behavioral Health Program Provider Orientation.

Learn more with answers to frequently asked questions and training videos online at MagellanProvider.com/WFBHP.

Interested?

Contact WFBHPProviderNetwork@MagellanHealth.com.

 

*Magellan Federal is an affiliate of Magellan Healthcare, Inc.

 

 

 

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