Behavioral health: regulatory and accreditation changes
This page collects dated changes on behavioral health from federal agencies, accreditors and state regulators: Federal Register documents on psychiatric facilities, parity guidance, crisis services and behavioral health funding. Each entry quotes or reports one sentence from the authority's page, links to it, and adds the dates the source states. Entries from accreditors whose terms limit reuse show title, date and link only. IHS prepares behavioral health organizations for CARF, URAC and ACHC accreditation, builds the policies and programs those reviews look for, and supports NCQA work through Maureen Plumstead, so these updates are part of the record IHS reads each day. A quote here is the authority's wording. The entries do not interpret it, and the linked source is the original wording.
Related IHS services: ACHC Behavioral Health Accreditation Consulting
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· Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services states: “This federal investment will expand provider capacity, modernize IT infrastructure, and strengthen the behavioral health care workforce across South Dakota. The Trump Administration announced that a $13 million investment is being delivered to create a same-day 24/7 mobile crisis response service for South Dakota residents in need of critical substance abuse and mental health services. This funding includes 12 modernization and infrastructure grants to providers participating in South Dakota's Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic initiative and will give participating providers the resources needed to expand crisis services and build a stronger behavioral health care workforce.”
Related IHS services: ACHC Behavioral Health Accreditation Consulting
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· Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
South Carolina: $167M to Build Rural Care Sites, Upgrade Health Technology & Strengthen Prevention
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services states: “This federal investment will support telehealth, remote monitoring, mobile care, cybersecurity upgrades, and new technology to improve maternal and behavioral health care. The Trump Administration announced that a $167 million investment is being delivered to expand local access, modernize technology and infrastructure, improve prevention, and strengthen workforce capacity for South Carolinians through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program. This investment will give residents more ways to access primary care, maternal and infant health, pediatrics, wellness, and behavioral health through new and modernized care locations, mobile units, telehealth, and other health care technologies, such as local 24-hour pharmacy kiosks.”
Related IHS services: ACHC Behavioral Health Accreditation Consulting · ACHC Telehealth Certification Consulting · HITRUST Cybersecurity Certification Consulting for Healthcare Organizations · URAC Telehealth Accreditation Consulting
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· Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
New Mexico: $74M to Expand Specialty, Maternal & Behavioral Health Care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services states: “This federal investment will establish regional hubs to bring more high-quality care closer to rural, frontier, and tribal communities. The Trump Administration announced that a $74 million investment is being delivered to improve access to health care for New Mexicans through the federal Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP). This investment will support 6 Regional Hub Organizations lead Healthy Horizons, one part of New Mexico's 5-year RHTP strategy that supports better access to specialty, maternal, behavioral health, chronic disease, and other health care services in rural, frontier, and tribal communities.”
Related IHS services: ACHC Behavioral Health Accreditation Consulting
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