Community Behavioral Health Support (CBHS) services

Background

Services covered under CBHS will help people who have a significant behavioral health diagnosis and need additional support to live in a community setting like an adult family home, an assisted living facility, or their home.

CBHS services are individually tailored to meet the needs of each person and are intended to provide stability, support independence, and help them stay in the community.

Who may be eligible?

A person may be eligible for CBHS services if they:

• Are 18 years of age or older and are Apple Health (Medicaid) eligible.
• Are eligible for or receiving Home and Community Services (HCS).
• Have a qualifying diagnosis.
• Are transitioning from an inpatient psychiatric setting or experience challenges living in community settings. These challenges may include:
  • Frequent hospitalizations.
  • Difficulty maintaining stays in residential settings.
  • High caregiver turnover within the past 2 years due to behaviors from a behavioral health condition.

What services are offered?

Supportive supervision is provided in the residential setting the person is residing in, such as an adult family home or assisted living facility. The service includes:

• Additional staff to assist the person with structure, safety, social engagement, and community activities.
• Staff to help them achieve goals and make their voice and preferences known.

Skills Development is provided by a local behavioral health agency and may include:

• Learning or restoring life skills to help you gain independence.
• Helping build or maintain natural supports and independent living skills.
• Helping learn to engage with local resources, such as how to arrange or take transportation.

Skills development could be used if you: 

• Need additional support above and beyond supportive supervision to transition back to the community.
• Are not stable in your current setting and are at risk of losing your community setting without additional support to learn/restore skills.
• Need skill development to assist you in transitioning to a lower level of care, including independent living.
• Have not found traditional outpatient behavioral health services helpful in meeting your needs, or you are not willing to engage in traditional services.

Resources

• Enrolling as a provider guide (October 2023)
• Medicaid enrollment application packet

Where can clients find more information?

Clients can learn more about these services by contacting:

• Case manager
• Managed care plan