Hamilton Center, Inc. is proud to lead the way as one of eight demonstration pilot sites included in the State of Indiana’s newly acquired Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program.
In the six months since HCI was announced as a CCBHC demonstration site, staff members have been working hard to hire additional staff and develop program guidelines for existing service areas as well as a new Mobile Crisis Unit in Sullivan County and a Crisis Response Stabilization Services office at the corporate building in Terre Haute.
Effective January 1, 2025, the whole way that HCI is delivering behavioral health in supporting its communities is changing, according to Art Fuller, Chief of CCBHC at Hamilton Center, Inc.
“CCBHC is here, and it’s here to save lives,” Fuller said enthusiastically. “We recently received what I call the ‘Golden Certificate’, and that certificate indicates that we now have a full crisis continuum at Hamilton Center. We can now provide better and faster service – especially when we’re dealing with mobile crisis runs and really trying to support those that are in crisis.”
Announced on June 4, 2024, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in partnership with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) welcomed Indiana among 10 new states into the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Medicaid Demonstration Program, after they successfully developed the necessary state-level infrastructure and worked with providers in their states to develop programs that meet CCBHC standards.
The CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program provides states with sustainable funding that helps them expand access to mental health and substance use services.
“Hamilton Center has worked for several years to position itself to deliver enhanced services to our communities”, said Melvin L. Burks, Hamilton Center’s President and CEO. “We would like to express our gratitude to the State of Indiana for its leadership and all of our community partners who work with us to deliver high quality healthcare.”
CCBHCs must ensure access to a comprehensive range of services, providing care coordination when needed and incorporating evidence-based practices and other supports based on a community needs assessment.
As a CCBHC, Hamilton Center, Inc. will serve our communities by:
• Responding through Mobile Crisis to behavioral health and addiction emergencies in the community
• Enhancing 24/7/365 crisis stabilization services throughout West Central Indiana
• Integrating with the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (988)
• Coordinating primary healthcare needs
Additionally, this newly-acquired designation allows Hamilton Center to further serve the community through continued reduction of non-emergent Emergency Department visits, diverting individuals from incarceration to treatment, increasing access to Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT), and investing in the healthcare workforce.
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