For the past year, a common question at meetings of executives of behavioral health provider organizations is how certified community behavioral health centers (CCBHCs) will be affected by the change in administrations. Will CCBHC funding be part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) budget cuts?

We have an answer to that question if yesterday’s SAMHSA announcement is any indication. Ten new states have been added to the CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program: Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Washington, and West Virginia (see 10 New States Selected To Join CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program).

The recent DHHS report to Congress, …