Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic

A Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) is a type of health clinic in the United States that treats mental health and substance abuse disorders regardless of the patient's health insurance status and ability to pay for care.^[1][2][3] CCBHCs are funded through Medicaid or SAMHSA grants.^[2][4]

A private, for-profit clinic or organization cannot become a CCBHC, but can enter into a formal agreement with a CCBHC to become a “designated collaborating organization” (DCO).

CCBHCs began in 2017 in eight states in a demonstration program following the passage of the Excellence in Mental Health Care Act, which was part of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014.^[2][5][6] Over 500 CCBHCs are operating across the US in every state except Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, and South Carolina.^[4]

See also

• Medicine portal
• United States portal

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention timeline
• Health in the United States
• Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
• Harm reduction in the United States
• Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014