HHS added 10 states to the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration Program, supporting President Donald Trump’s Great American Recovery Initiative, a coordinated federal effort to address addiction in the U.S.
Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Washington and West Virginia joined the program, which provides states with sustainable Medicaid funding for mental health and substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services.
The program launched in 2017 with 66 CCBHCs operating across eight states. Now more than 500 CCBHCs operate in 46 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, according to a May 28 HHS news release.
With the latest expansion, 31 of the 46 states with CCBHCs will support the model through their Medicaid programs or the demonstration program. States selected for participation complete a one-year planning phase funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration before entering the four-year demonstration program, according to the release.
CCBHCs must meet federal standards that include providing 24/7 crisis care, timely outpatient services and access to a comprehensive range of behavioral health services, including care coordination as needed.
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