For Prospective CCBHCs

A Certified 310 Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) interested in becoming a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) must be prepared to submit a CCBHC Certification Application, CCBHC Certification Compliance Checklist, a Cost Report and a Community Needs Assessment (CNA) . Prospective CCBHCs will be required to participate in Technical Assistance provided by Alabama Department of Mental Health (ADMH) or its affiliates.

Prospective CCBHCs must comply with the statutory requirements as outlined under Section 223 of Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) Updated SAMHSA Criteria as well as requirements mandated and governed by the (ADMH) by the proposed date of entry into the Demonstration. Certification is valid for three years unless the CCBHC is found to be in violation of terms of the criteria and/or certification program-specific standards in which corrective actions, including decertification, may occur.

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Documents

SAMHSA Criteria

Cost Report/PPS

AL Certification

CCBHC Billing

Quality Measures