Evaluations and Reports
Evaluations
The following evaluation reports to Congress include information about the Section 223 CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration. These reports were developed under contract by the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation. In September of 2023 SAMHSA provided initial funding to an evaluation of the CCBHC Expansion grant program, but no findings are available yet from this evaluation.
- Implementation and Impacts of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration: Findings from the National Evaluation (2022) (PDF | 3.2 MB)
- Interim Cost and Quality Findings from the National Evaluation of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration (2021) (PDF | 1.2 MB)
- Implementation Findings from the National Evaluation of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration (2020) (PDF | 36.7 MB)
- Preliminary Cost and Quality Findings from the National Evaluation of the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Demonstration (2020) (PDF | 1.8 MB)
Annual Reports to Congress
Per Section 223(d)(7)(A) of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) of 2014 (Public Law 113-93), the HHS Secretary must submit to Congress an annual report on the use of funds provided under all demonstration programs conducted under this subsection, not later than one year after the date on which the first state is selected for a demonstration program under this subsection, and annually thereafter. Each report shall include assessments of: (1) access to community-based mental health services; (2) the quality and scope of services provided by Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs); and (3) the impact of the demonstration programs on the federal and state costs of a full range of mental health services.