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Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) Capacity Building Fund Application

CoCM Capacity Building Fund Application Announcement

On behalf of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) is accepting applications for the Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) Capacity Building Funding for primary care practice entities.

If you are a primary care entity serving Medicaid patients and are interested in learning about CoCM and related capacity building fund opportunities, we invite you to watch the recorded webinars for an overview here. 

 

 

 

 

Collaborative Care Model (CoCM)

 

 

The Collaborative Care Model (CoCM) is an evidence-based behavioral health integration model designed to support primary care clinicians as they assess and treat patients with mild to moderate behavioral health conditions. An evidence-based model, shown to be more effective than usual care, CoCM improves patient outcomes, increases satisfaction for both patients and providers, and reduces healthcare costs and stigma related to mental health and substance use disorders. The model complements other integrated models, including the North Carolina Psychiatric Access Line (NC-PAL). In support of improving the lives of all North Carolinians, The NC General Assembly has provided financial support to grow the CoCM model in North Carolina. For more information about the CoCM model, explore NC Medicaid, NC AHEC, CCNC, and the AIMS Center.

 

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Funding Award Opportunity

 

 

The NC General Assembly has earmarked $5 million for capacity-building for Medicaid-enrolled primary care practices across the state to adopt CoCM. NCDHHS Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Use Services is contracting with Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) to manage the CoCM Capacity Building Fund award program in partnership with NC AHEC’s practice-based implementation support. The goal is to increase access to evidence-based behavioral healthcare for primary care practices and their patients through the use of the CoCM model. Funds will be made available to awardees through agreements for the development, establishment, and ongoing management of the CoCM model. Funds will be prioritized for practices in areas of high need and low CoCM service provision.

Primary care practice entities may apply on behalf of one or more primary care clinic sites. Each clinic site may be eligible to receive awards of $50K to newly adopt the CoCM model in-house, $30K for practices that have already adopted the CoCM model in-house and want to expand, or $20K for practices that plan to newly adopt the CoCM model by outsourcing to an external vendor.

Qualifying primary care practice entities may receive a maximum of one award per primary care practice site. Each award may be used across up to three primary care practice sites. A primary care practice entity applying on behalf of multiple primary care practice sites may receive a maximum of three awards per entity (covering a maximum of 9 sites).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to Apply

 

 

1. Review eligibility and prerequisite criteria

2. Interested practice connects with AHEC’s Practice Support Coaches (link)

3. CCNC will meet with the applicants, review eligibility criteria, and provide an application via an online Jotform

4. Applicants complete their application via an online Jotform

 

Applications will be reviewed and information validated by CCNC based on NCDHHS DMHDDSUS eligibility criteria. 

Completed applications will be processed within 30-45 business days. Incomplete applications will be returned to the applicant for adjustment. Application processing time begins once a completed application has been received.

Please Note: Completion and submission of this application does not guarantee eligibility or a capacity funding award.

 

 

 

 

Application FAQ

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Application Components

Eligibility, distribution of funds, sample implementation plan, and practice reporting criteria

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For More Information

Email us at cocmfund@communitycarenc.org

 

 

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Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC)

Community Care of North Carolina (CCNC) is the longest-running medical home system in the United States. CCNC is a public-private partnership designed to create regional networks of primary care clinicians, hospitals, pharmacy, public health, social services, and other community organizations to provide care based on the patient-centered medical home (PCMH). In this regional PCMH model, patients are partnered with a primary care provider who leads the health care team to address the patient's needs. The goals of CCNC are to improve the care of Medicaid beneficiaries, reduce costs of care, connect Medicaid beneficiaries with a medical home and community network of supports, and develop local systems that improve chronic condition management.