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Vermont awarded CCBHC demonstration status; two agencies move to preliminary certification July 1
Summary
DMH described progress converting community providers to the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model, planning grants for five agencies and an enhanced federal rate that will partially offset state costs.
Commissioner Emily Haas and Deputy Commissioner Samantha Sweet highlighted ongoing work to adopt the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model statewide and described federal planning grants and an enhanced federal payment rate for the demonstration.
Sweet told the House Health Care Committee that five designated agencies received federal planning grants (about $1 million per year for four years) to prepare for CCBHC certification. She named the agencies: Clara Martin Center, Howard Center, Healthcare and Rehabilitation Services of Vermont (HCRS), Northeast Kingdom Human Services, and Rutland Mental Health.
Haas said the department applied to become a CCBHC demonstration state and…
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