About MHCAG

The Mental Health Clinical Advisory Group (MHCAG) consists of 18 members appointed by the Authority as defined by ORS 414.337. Members include:

Two psychiatrists each with an active community practice;
One child and adolescent psychiatrist;
Two licensed clinical psychologists;
One psychiatric nurse practitioner with prescribing privileges;
Two primary care providers;
Two pharmacists, one of whom must have experience dispensing to long term care
facilities and patients with special needs;
Two individuals, each representing a statewide mental health advocacy organization
for children and adults with mental illness, who have experience as a consumer of mental
health services or as a family member of a consumer of mental health services;
Two individuals each representing a coordinated care organization;
One consumer of mental health services;
One member of a federally recognized Oregon Indian tribe;
One member who represents the Department of Corrections who has a clinical background;
and
One member who is a clinical psychiatrist and who represents the Oregon Psychiatric
Access Line.