(a) The Bureau for Medical Services shall develop, seek approval of, and implement a Medicaid state plan amendment as necessary and appropriate to effectuate a system of certified community behavioral health clinics (CCBHCs).
(b) The Bureau for Medical Services, in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Behavioral Health, shall establish a state certification system for CCBHCs in accordance with the following requirements:
(1) To the fullest extent practicable, the CCBHC system shall be consistent with the demonstration program established by Section 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-93, 42 U.S.C. 1396a note), as amended.