March 17, 2023

Following up:

The start time for the SAMHSA Webinar on 3/23 (mentioned earlier) where the Agency will brief stakeholders re: changes to the CCBHC certification criteria has not been announced yet – just the date, but SAMHSA usually hosts webinars in the afternoon to accommodate stakeholders on the West Coast.

The National Council just sent out a note to members about the certification changes to include an implementation timeline for when CCBHCs will need to comply with the updated criteria.  It’s here:  implementation timeline

Finally, someone just sent me several screenshots from the SAMHSA presentation that was held yesterday for government personnel representing states that are participating in the Demo/want to be part of the Demo.  The screenshots are below: