Congress established the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs) through Section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, which authorized demonstration grants in states to improve community behavioral health services. CCBHCs:
- Treat the whole person through access to integrated, evidence-based mental health and substance use services, and primary care screenings;
- Meet stringent criteria regarding timeliness of access, quality reporting, staffing, and coordination with social services, criminal justice, and education systems; and
- Create federal grant and state Medicaid funding opportunities for CCBHC providers.
The CCBHC model integrates primary care screenings and substance use disorder care into mental health care settings clinically, financially, and administratively, with the goal of improving overall health outcomes.
The CCBHC model is comprised of the following services:
- Crisis mental health services, including 24-hour mobile crisis teams, emergency crisis intervention, and crisis stabilization
- Screening, assessment, and diagnosis, including risk management
- Patient-centered treatment planning
- Comprehensive outpatient mental health and substance use services
- Outpatient primary care screening and monitoring of key health indicators and health risk
- Targeted-case management
- Psychiatric rehabilitation services, defined in Texas as mental health rehabilitation
- Development of comprehensive community recovery supports, including peer support, counseling services, and family support services
CCBHCs must deliver services to members of the armed services and veterans.
Texas CCBHC Initiative
The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) launched the Texas Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (T-CCBHC) initiative in 2016. The T-CCBHC initiative aligns the goals of CCBHCs within the current Medicaid and behavioral health environment in Texas and demonstrates a commitment to using CCBHCs as a best practice for service delivery in behavioral health settings. The T-CCBHC model is based on federal principles with specific features designed to meet the needs of Texas' delivery system.
As of July 2022, all Texas counties are served by at least one T-CCBHC. All local mental health authorities and local behavioral health authorities are certified as T-CCBHCs, in addition to a few other provider types.
Note: As of November 2022, HHSC has paused initial T-CCBHC certification. Applications will not be accepted until further notice.
Rule
26 Texas Administration Code 306, Subchapter C Texas Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
Certified Providers
ACCESS
Certification Expiration: March 2025
Andrews Center
Certification Expiration: September 2023
Authority of Brazos Valley
Certification Expiration: April 2025
Betty Hardwick Center
Certification Expiration: May 2023
Bluebonnet Trails Community Services
Certification Expiration: April 2026
Border Region
Certification Expiration: December 2024
Burke
Certification Expiration: March 2026
Camino Real Community Services
Certification Expiration: January 2024
The Center for Health Care Services
Certification Expiration: December 2025
Center for Life Resources
Certification Expiration: September 2024
Central Counties Services
Certification Expiration: May 2024
Central Plains Center
Certification Expiration: April 2025
Coastal Plains Community Center
Certification Expiration: April 2025
Community Healthcore
Certification Expiration: October 2025
Concho Valley Center
Certification Expiration: April 2025
Denton County MHMR
Certification Expiration: August 2024
Emergence Health Network
Certification Expiration: April 2026
Gulf Bend Center
Certification Expiration: January 2024
Gulf Coast Center
Certification Expiration: October 2024
Harris Center
Certification Expiration: July 2025
Heart of Texas Behavioral Health Network
Certification Expiration: February 2024
Helen Farabee Centers
Certification Expiration: February 2026
Hill Country MHDD Centers
Certification Expiration: January 2025
Integral Care
Certification Expiration: April 2026
Lakes Regional Community Center
Certification Expiration: December 2023
LifePath Systems
Certification Expiration: November 2023
Metrocare
Certification Expiration: October 2023
MHMR of Tarrant County
Certification Expiration: February 2026
the Montrose Center
Certification Expiration: December 2025
North Texas Behavioral Health Authority
Certification Expiration: July 2025
Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities
Certification Expiration: March 2025
Pecan Valley Centers
Certification Expiration: August 2023
PermiaCare
Certification Expiration: July 2023
PILLAR
Certification Expiration: October 2025
SCAN
Certification Expiration: October 2025
Spindletop Center
Certification Expiration: February 2025
StarCare Specialty Health System
Certification Expiration: April 2026
Texana Center
Certification Expiration: May 2025
Texas Panhandle Centers
Certification Expiration: March 2025
Texoma Community Center
Certification Expiration: June 2023
Tri-County Behavioral Healthcare
Certification Expiration: March 2024
Tropical Texas Behavioral Health
Certification Expiration: April 2023
West Texas Centers
Certification Expiration: September 2023