AN ACT RELATING TO CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS (CCBHC); TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE FEDERAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMSHA) TO JOIN THE MEDICAID CCBHC DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM AT THE NEXT AVAILABLE APPLICATION PERIOD; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID, IN COLLABORATION WITH STATE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, SHALL SUBMIT A STATE PLAN AMENDMENT TO CMS FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING THE CCBHC MODEL AS A PILOT PROGRAM IN COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH REGIONS 6 AND 9 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CCBHC SYSTEM IN THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL BE CONSISTENT WITH THE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED BY FEDERAL LAWS GOVERNING THE CCBHC MODEL; TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH SHALL BE THE ENTITY CHARGED WITH CERTIFYING AND MONITORING COMPLIANCE OF CCBHC CLINICS, AND THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING A PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM TO FUND THE CCBHC PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.