DRAFT 10/22/15

MN Timeline for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)

March 2014 / Congress passes legislation authorizing CCBHC planning and demo
May 2015 / SAMHSA and CMS issue joint RFP for CCBHC Planning Grants
May 2015 / MN Legislature passes Governor’s proposal authorizing CCBHC application
Aug. 4, 2015 / DHS submits Planning Grant Application to SAMHSA and CMS
Oct. 19, 2015 / Planning grant awarded
Nov 2015 / DHS hires CCBHC project manager
Nov, 2015 / DHS issues a draft adaptation of the National Certification Criteria Readiness Tool regarding sections of the criteria that require state decisions
Dec 2015 / DHS hires rates analyst and certification specialist
Dec 1, 2015 / DHS issues RFP for local grants and First Implementers technical assistance group to assist clinics to meet CCBHC standards
Jan 2016 / DHSissues RFP for expert analysis and advice re community MH rates including CCBHC rates determination process
Jan 15, 2016 / DHS status report and recommendations to Legislature
Feb 1, 2016 / Potential clinics and their DCOs submit proposals for local grants and technical assistance; proposals include completed Readiness Tool and letters of support from counties
Feb 2016 / DHS establishes a Control Group, including funding for any additional reporting that may be required
Feb 2016 / Governor proposes budget and legislation for certification standards, PPS methodology and state matching funds
March 1, 2016 / DHS chooses First Implementers for technical assistance and local grants
March 1, 2016 / DHS issues draft CCBHC cost reporting instructions
March – July 2016 / DHs provides intensive technical assistance to “First Implementers” (potential CCBHCs), coordinated with related efforts to develop Behavioral Health Homes, develop EBP capacity, improve financial management, electronic health records, etc.
April 1, 2016 / DHS finalizes contracts for local grants
May 2016 / DHS receives recommendations from MH Rates RFP contractor regarding CCBHC prospective payment system
May 2016 / Legislature approves certification standards and PPS methodology; and appropriates state share MA funds for CCBHC services beginning Jan 2017
June 1, 2016 / DHS issues CCBHC certification application materials, standards and final cost reporting instructions
July 15, 2016 / Potential clinics and their DCOs apply for state certification as CCBHCs
July 15, 2016 / First Implementers submit cost reports and proposed costs for service expansions
Sept 1, 2016 / DHS completes provisional certification for at least two CCBHCs
Sept 1, 2016 / DHS completes PPS rates for at least two CCBHCs
Sept – Oct 2016 / DHS works with actuaries to include CCBHC rates in MCO capitation
Sept – Oct 2016 / DHS works with Certified CCBHCs to submit a Demonstration application
Oct. 22, 2016 / Federal planning grant ends
Jan 2017 / 8 Demonstration states are selected and shortly thereafter begin providing CCBHC services
Sept. 1, 2018 / U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services submits first Demonstration report to Congress
Dec. 30, 2018 / Demonstration ends, along with enhanced federal matching funds for CCBHC services
January 2019 / If approved by Legislature and CMS as a state plan amendment, Minnesota continues certification and payment for the demo CCBHCs without enhanced federal match
Dec. 31, 2021 / DHHS recommends to Congress whether to continue, expand, modify, or terminate the Demonstration

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