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Elizabeth M. Whitehorn, Director

Provider Notice issued 10/03/2024

 

To: All Medical Assistance Program Providers
​Date October 3, 2024
​Re:
 CCBHC Learning Collaborative Application for Demonstration Year 2

To support providers interested in joining the federal Certified Community Behavioral Health Center (CCBHC) Demonstration, the Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) is launching a Learning Collaborative for prospective CCBHC sites beginning in November 2024.

Providers who want to participate in the CCBHC Demonstration under the Illinois Medical Assistance Program in Demonstration Year 2 (DY2) must participate in monthly Learning Collaborative sessions consisting of training and technical assistance facilitated by the Medicaid Technical Assistance Center (MTAC) along with subject matter expertise from the National Council for Wellbeing. The CCBHC Certification Process for selected sites will be concurrent to the Learning Collaborative.

To take part in the Learning Collaborative, prospective CCBHC sites must apply and be accepted for participation. The application for participation in the Learning Collaborative will be released in October and announced via Provider Notice.

Note: The application process is only for providers who anticipate they will be ready to meet the requirements for participation as a CCBHC in Demonstration Year 2 (DY2), which begins October 1, 2025.

HFS is not required to certify providers to begin CCBHC activities at the beginning of the demonstration year but may certify sites on a quarterly basis. Applications that serve regions not currently being served by a CCBHC site in DY1 will be prioritized by the Department.

HFS will be hosting two identical 90-minute informational webinars in October 2024, overviewing the Learning Collaborative process.

Wednesday, October 16, 1 pm – 2:30 pm (Central Time)
Registration Link

Friday, October 18, 11 am – 12:30 pm (Central Time)
Registration Link:

 

A recording and slides from the webinars will be posted to the HFS website. Additionally, HFS anticipates that content from the Learning Collaborative sessions will be made available through MTAC for those who are not selected for the Learning Collaborative.

Questions regarding this notice can be submitted to HFS.CCBHC@illinois.gov

 

Kelly Cunningham, Administrator
Division of Medical Programs