Behavioral Health Rural Health Transformation Program Evaluation and Quality Improvement Services

2026-11-03

Initiative # 1 – Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (“ CCBHC ”) Infrastructure To support the expansion , coordination , and delivery of CCBHC clinics and services in rural communities , DOH - BHA will build out the CCBHC State - operated infrastructure and develop and implement the Prospective Payment System - 4 methodology for Medicaid reimbursement . Initiative # 2 – Mobile clinics To reach rural and hard - to - reach areas , DOH - BHA will purchase three mobile clinic vans and procure contractor services . Services would include mental health and substance use disorders , basic primary care screening , and urgent and routine care , as needed . These services will work in collaboration with any community paramedicine programs also included in RHTP . The first planned roll out of the mobile clinics will be on the Island of Hawai ‘ i . Initiative # 3 – Expand crisis mobile outreach teams To increase the number and access to crisis mobile outreach teams , DOH - BHA will add peer specialists to these teams . These peer specialists will deliver peer - lead outreach , recovery coaching , and follow - up support to strengthen engagement and reduce repeat crises in underserved communities . DOH - BHA will also better utilize technology in crisis response to better track and respond to those in crisis and provide better linkages and flow through the continuum of care . Initiative # 4 – Psychiatric Consultation Hub To allow for timely and appropriate psychiatric care , DOH - BHA will establish a psychiatric consultation tele - hub . The tele - hub will provide access to a psychiatrist via phone for consultation to primary care providers in rural areas who have no easy access to referral to a psychiatrist , which will ensure better outcomes for individuals in need . Initiative # 5 – Youth - focused programs DOH - BHA will contract with youth - focused behavioral health programs to deliver earlyintervention , counseling , and resilience services in rural and school - based settings . This preventative effort will enable DOH - BHA to assist more youth and ensure they receive the services needed prior to any mental health issues escalating as they age .

Hawaii

2026-05-02