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Measurement-Based Care for Kansas Behavioural Health Teams

For community mental health centres, certified community behavioural health clinics, nonprofit providers preparing for certification and private practices from Kansas City to Garden City. Send validated scales by email or QR code for screening and risk assessment, see them scored on submission, and chart every client's change. US customer data stays in Google Cloud US regions.

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Kansas Opens CCBHC Certification to Nonprofit Providers in February 2027

  • Kansas wrote certified community behavioural health clinics into state law in 2021. K.S.A. 39-2019 has the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) certify clinics and the Department of Health and Environment pay them through a prospective payment system with daily or monthly rates, and it set a schedule for certifying 26 clinics in stages by 1 July 2024. Until 1 February 2027, only community mental health centres can be certified.

    From 1 February 2027, KDADS must certify any community mental health centre or qualified nonprofit provider that is licensed by the department and provides the full list of services in the statute. That list includes screening, assessment and diagnosis with risk assessment, person-centred treatment planning, outpatient mental health and substance use services, and primary care screening and monitoring of key health indicators. Certification can be renewed for programs previously certified and accredited by CARF, the Joint Commission or another approved national body.

    For a nonprofit provider weighing certification, or a centre already certified, screening and risk assessment have to be done the same way every time and recorded. HiBoop sends validated scales such as the PHQ-9, GAD-7 and C-SSRS Screener by email or QR code, scores them on submission and charts each client's change, with exports for your own quality and accreditation work. It does not certify a clinic or connect to KDADS.

  • Nonprofits Eligible From February 2027

    K.S.A. 39-2019 opens certification to qualified nonprofit providers on 1 February 2027

  • Screening and Risk Assessment

    A required service for every certified clinic, alongside person-centred treatment planning

  • Prospective Payment

    Daily or monthly rates under the medical assistance program, set by the Department of Health and Environment

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What HiBoop Does for Kansas Care Teams

  • Kansas certifies behavioural health clinics under its own statute, protects treatment facility communications with a patient privilege, and lets the Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board license most therapists. HiBoop does the measuring; deciding what the numbers mean stays with your clinicians.

  • Screening You Can Show

    Send the PHQ-9, GAD-7 and C-SSRS Screener before or at intake. Each result is scored and dated on submission, so a surveyor or accreditor can see that screening happened and how.

  • Change Over a Course of Care

    Repeat the same scales during treatment and each new score lands on one chart per client, ready for treatment plan reviews. The trend informs your clinical judgement rather than replacing it.

  • Exports for Accreditation

    Export score histories as CSV or PDF for CARF or Joint Commission reviews, your quality committee or a payer request.

  • Substance Use Alongside Mental Health

    Certified clinics provide both outpatient mental health and substance use services. The ASSIST and TAPS sit in the same library as the PHQ-9, GAD-7 and PCL-5.

  • Adolescents

    The PHQ-A, SCARED and CRAFFT-2.1 cover adolescent depression, child anxiety and youth substance use for clinics and pediatric practices.

  • Rural and Frontier Counties

    Clients answer on their own phone between visits, which saves a long drive in western Kansas. Team and Network plans give every site one account with role-based access.

Mental health in Kansas

Research data

  • Each figure below links to the source it comes from.

  • 23.7%

    of Kansas adults had any mental illness in the past year (model-based annual average, 2023-2024)

    SAMHSA NSDUH, 2023-2024

  • 18.1%

    of Kansans aged 12 to 17 had a major depressive episode in the past year (annual average, 2023-2024)

    SAMHSA NSDUH, 2023-2024

  • 24.0%

    of Kansas adults received mental health treatment in the past year (2024)

    SAMHSA NSDUH, 2024

  • 6.0%

    of Kansas adults had serious thoughts of suicide in the past year (annual average, 2023-2024)

    SAMHSA NSDUH, 2023-2024

Research from Kansas

  • Medicaid managed care and serious mental illness

    In surveys of 189 Kansas Medicaid enrollees with serious mental illness in 2016 and 2017, held by telephone or at community mental health centres, respondents asked for more frequent and responsive contact from care coordinators and help navigating the system.

    Hall et al., American Journal of Managed Care, 2019 PMID 31518095

  • PHQ-9 Modified in adolescents

    Of 425 charts of adolescents aged 12 to 21 seen for wellness visits at a KU School of Medicine-Wichita pediatric clinic in 2017, 22% had a positive PHQ-9 Modified screen (a score of 10 or more).

    Harris et al., Current Drug Safety, 2023 PMID 36043730

  • Refugee mental health screening

    In a review of 92 Refugee Health Screener-15 surveys from a primary care clinic in the Kansas City, Kansas area in 2017, 40% indicated the need for follow-up mental health screening.

    Baird et al., Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2020 PMID 32063156

  • Perinatal mental health access

    In 33 interviews in Sedgwick County with pregnant or postpartum women, primary care providers and mental health providers, cost, lack of insurance and transportation were barriers named across all groups.

    Tyokighir et al., Kansas Journal of Medicine, 2022 PMID 35371389

Where Measurement Fits in Kansas's System

  • HiBoop is independent of these agencies and does not connect to state systems. This is the framework your clinic is certified, paid and licensed under.

  • CCBHC Certification

    K.S.A. 39-2019

    KDADS certifies clinics that are licensed by the department and provide crisis services, screening and assessment with risk assessment, treatment planning, outpatient mental health and substance use care, primary care screening, targeted case management, psychiatric rehabilitation, peer and family support, medication-assisted treatment, assertive community treatment and care for service members and veterans.

    Required servicesRisk assessmentKDADS

  • Prospective Payment System

    Medical assistance

    The Department of Health and Environment was required to set up a prospective payment system for certified clinics, with daily or monthly rates, by 1 May 2022. The statute's certification schedule ran from six existing grant-funded clinics in May 2022 to 26 in total by July 2024.

    Daily or monthly ratesSince 202226 clinics

  • Accreditation for Renewal

    Renewal

    Programs and treatments of a certified clinic may be granted renewal if they were previously certified by the secretary and are accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, the Joint Commission or another national body the secretary approves.

    CARFJoint CommissionRenewal

  • Behavioral Sciences Regulatory Board

    K.S.A. 74-7501

    One board regulates Kansas psychologists, social workers, professional counsellors, marriage and family therapists, master's level psychologists, clinical psychotherapists and addiction counsellors. Its twelve members include practitioners from each of those fields and four members of the public.

    CounsellorsSocial workAddiction counsellors

Care Teams Across Kansas

  • HiBoop runs in the browser, so a practice in Johnson County and a clinic in the High Plains use the same check-ins. Each line comes from Kansas statute or a study set in that part of the state.

  • Wichita and South Central Kansas

    Kansas law lists the south central regional mental health hospital among its psychiatric hospitals, and a University of Kansas School of Medicine-Wichita clinic screened adolescents with the PHQ-9 Modified at wellness visits in 2017.

  • Kansas City, Kansas

    Newly arrived refugees in the Kansas City, Kansas area receive mental health screening in primary care as part of resettlement.

  • Lawrence and Northeast Kansas

    The University of Kansas Institute for Health and Disability Policy Studies surveyed Medicaid enrollees with serious mental illness at community mental health centres.

  • Osawatomie and East Central Kansas

    Osawatomie State Hospital is one of the psychiatric hospitals named in K.S.A. 65-5601.

  • Larned and Western Kansas

    Larned State Hospital is another of the psychiatric hospitals named in K.S.A. 65-5601. Check-ins by email or QR code between visits save clients long drives across western Kansas.

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Why Kansas clinics choose HiBoop

  • Why Kansas Providers Use HiBoop

    • Scored, dated screening records ready for certification and accreditation reviews
    • HIPAA compliant, with a BAA for covered entities, and SOC 2 Type II certified
    • US customer data in Google Cloud US regions, encrypted in transit and at rest
    • Role-based access and a log of each view and export of client data
    • Care is $25/month for one clinician, month to month, with no credit card to start

  • USD pricing & support

    Transparent pricing in USD with flexible payment options for clinics of every size.

    Care
    One clinician, paid monthly
    $25
    USD/month
    Team
    Starting team price, as many clinicians as you need
    $200
    USD/month
    Network
    Priced for centres with several sites
    Custom
    Enterprise pricing

100+ validated scales for Kansas clinics

  • Validated scales grouped by what they measure, each with its scoring and source. Public programmes often call this routine outcome monitoring (ROM), or patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs): the same practice of giving a validated scale at regular points and reading the scores over time.

  • Screening and Risk

    • PHQ-9 (Depression)
    • GAD-7 (Anxiety)
    • C-SSRS Screener (Suicide Risk)

  • Substance Use and Trauma

    • ASSIST (Substance Involvement)
    • TAPS (Tobacco, Alcohol and Other Substances)
    • PCL-5 (PTSD)

  • Adolescents

    • PHQ-A (Adolescent Depression)
    • SCARED (Child Anxiety)
    • CRAFFT-2.1 (Youth Substance Use)
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Kansas Treatment Privilege and Minors' Consent

  • HIPAA sets the federal floor. Kansas adds a patient privilege for communications at treatment facilities in K.S.A. 65-5601 to 65-5605, and its own rules on when a minor may consent. They certify no software; the duties sit with your organization, and HiBoop's part is to support them.

  • What Kansas law asks

    • At a community mental health centre, psychiatric hospital or other treatment facility, protect the patient's privilege against disclosure that they are receiving treatment and of confidential communications for diagnosis or treatment (K.S.A. 65-5602)
    • Claim the privilege on the patient's behalf unless the patient has given a written waiver or a statutory exception in K.S.A. 65-5603 applies, such as a court-ordered examination or a duty to report
    • Know the consent rules for minors: a minor aged 16 or older may consent to medical treatment when no parent or guardian is immediately available (K.S.A. 38-123b), and any minor may consent to a physician's treatment for drug abuse (K.S.A. 65-2892a)
    • Keep HIPAA's safeguards and breach notification duties, with a business associate agreement for each vendor that handles protected health information

  • What HiBoop provides

    • Role-based access, so only the staff involved in a client's care see their scores
    • An access log of each view and export of client data
    • A business associate agreement for HIPAA covered entities
    • SOC 2 Type II certification and US hosting in Google Cloud, described on our trust page

  • Preparing for certification or accreditation?

    Our trust page sets out hosting, encryption, access controls and SOC 2 Type II. Contact us for a BAA or help with a vendor security review.

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Grants & funding for Kansas mental health clinics

Funding Guide

  • Public and private funding programs that support measurement-based care implementation.

  • SAMHSA — Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

    Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants

    Tech eligible

    SAMHSA’s CCBHC grants fund detailed behavioral health services including the infrastructure, staffing, and technology required to meet CCBHC standards. Outcome measurement and digital assessment platforms are explicitly eligible as required infrastructure for CCBHC certification.

    $1M–$5M/yearLearn more

  • SAMHSA

    Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG)

    Tech eligible

    States receive federal MHBG funds and redistribute them to community mental health organizations. Technology, quality improvement, and workforce development are eligible uses. Contact your state mental health authority to understand how MHBG flows in your state.

    State-distributedLearn more

  • SAMHSA

    Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PIPBHC)

    Tech eligible

    SAMHSA’s PIPBHC program funds integration of primary and behavioral health care, including the technology infrastructure needed to coordinate care across disciplines. Outcome measurement platforms and digital assessment tools are eligible as integration infrastructure.

    $500K–$900K/yearLearn more

  • HRSA — Health Resources and Services Administration

    Rural Health Network Development Program

    Tech eligible

    HRSA funds rural health networks to develop shared infrastructure including technology platforms, telehealth systems, and outcome measurement tools. Mental health-focused networks in rural areas can use this to fund shared digital assessment and measurement platforms.

    $250K–$500K/yearLearn more

  • HRSA

    Behavioral Health Workforce Development Program

    Tech eligible

    Supports expanding the behavioral health workforce through training, clinical placements, and technology-supported care delivery. Technology platforms that support supervision, measurement, and case management are eligible uses.

    $250K–$1MLearn more

  • CMS Innovation Center (CMMI)

    ACCESS Model — Behavioral Health Track

    Tech eligible

    The Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (ACCESS) model includes a Behavioral Health Track for practices treating depression and anxiety. It shifts from fee-for-service to monthly payments tied to outcomes — explicitly requiring technology-enabled care and outcome measurement.

    Enhanced per-patient paymentsLearn more
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Resources for Kansas practitioners

  • Billing guides, compliance documentation, and clinical practice resources.

  • CCBHCMeasurement for CCBHCs

    How certified clinics use validated scales for screening and quality work

  • Suicide riskC-SSRS Screener Guide

    How the screener supports the risk assessment certified clinics provide

  • AdolescentsPHQ-A Guide

    The PHQ-9 reworded for adolescents, with the same nine items

  • LibraryFull Assessment Library

    Every scale HiBoop describes, each with its validation references

Kansas Law, Licensing and Funding Resources

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Crisis and urgent help lines

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Does Kansas require a particular screening tool?

    Not by name. K.S.A. 39-2019 requires certified clinics to provide screening, assessment and diagnosis, including risk assessment, but does not name a scale. We found no Kansas statute requiring a specific scale, so check KDADS certification guidance and your payer contracts.

  • We are a nonprofit, not a CMHC. Can we become a CCBHC?

    Under K.S.A. 39-2019, from 1 February 2027 KDADS must certify any qualified nonprofit provider that is licensed by the department and provides every service on the statutory list. HiBoop can support the screening and outcome tracking part of that work; it does not handle licensing or certification.

  • Can a 16-year-old consent to counselling in Kansas?

    K.S.A. 38-123b lets a minor aged 16 or older consent to hospital, medical or surgical treatment when no parent or guardian is immediately available, and K.S.A. 65-2892a lets any minor consent to a physician's treatment for drug abuse. The Revisor's annotations to 38-123b also list a 2003 Attorney General's opinion on mature minors and outpatient mental health services. Confirm your policy with counsel; HiBoop's role-based access lets you limit who sees a young client's scores.

  • Is HiBoop HIPAA compliant for Kansas practices?

    Yes. HiBoop is HIPAA compliant and signs a business associate agreement with covered entities. At treatment facilities such as community mental health centres, Kansas's patient privilege in K.S.A. 65-5602 also applies; HiBoop's role-based access and access log help you keep scores within the treating team.

Official sources for Kansas

  • Billing and payment routes

    1. 1.CMS MLN909432: Behavioral Health Integration Services · public program · codes 99484, 99492, 99493, 99494, G2214, G0323 (read in the document on 2026-11-01)
    2. 2.CMS Physician Fee Schedule look-up · fee schedule
    3. 3.SAMHSA: Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHC) · public program

    Fee codes and amounts are set by each payer and change; check the linked schedule before you bill. HiBoop does not submit claims.

    Regulators and licensing

    1. 1.ASPPB: psychology licensing boards · psychologists
    2. 2.ASWB: social work regulatory boards · social workers
    3. 3.Counseling Compact · counsellors
    4. 4.Social Work Licensure Compact · social workers

    Data and statistics

    1. 1.SAMHSA: NSDUH state reports
    2. 2.HRSA: HPSA Find (mental health shortage areas)
    3. 3.NIMH: mental illness statistics

    Listed for reference so you can find the official source. HiBoop is not affiliated with, and is not endorsed by, any of these organizations.