Revised Requirements for Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics
The Joint Commission approved new and revised requirements for Joint Commission–accredited behavioral health care and human services organizations that select the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) service on their electronic application (E-App). In March of 2023, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) released updated CCBHC criteria. The Joint Commission’s updated requirements reflect SAMHSA’s revisions, so that the Joint Commission requirements continue to align with current SAMHSA criteria for CCBHCs. The revisions include a stronger emphasis on trauma-informed crisis care, addressing substance use disorders, and advancing health equity, while providing organizations additional flexibility in how they provide care, treatment, or services. Both the updated SAMHSA criteria and the revised Joint Commission requirements are effective July 1, 2024.
Two reports with the revised CCBHC requirements are included below. A document displaying all revisions made to the requirements is provided showing the current version of the requirement with deleted language struck through followed by the revised requirement with added language underlined. A clean document containing only the revised requirements without any strikethrough or underlining is also provided for easier reading.
Publication Standards:
- Behavioral Health Care and Human Services (Clean Report)
- Behavioral Health Care and Human Services (Compare Report)
Prepublication Standards – Effective July 1, 2024