Open Network Options

Effective December 2, 2025, CBH opened its Provider Network to independent practitioners and group practices.* The rationale for maintaining an open network for these provider types is to offer CBH members a diversified range of treatment options.

How does a qualified Independent Practitioner or Group Practice apply?

To apply to join the CBH Provider Network as an independent practitioner or group practice, please complete the Open Network: Independent Practitioner and Group Practices form.

How does CBH define Independent Practitioners and Group Practices?

An Independent Practitioner is a clinician who provides behavioral health care services and bills under their own Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN).

A Group Practice employs multiple physicians or other licensed professionals who are individually enrolled in PROMISe™ but bill under the Group’s TIN. Group Practices under Pennsylvania Medicaid are restricted to a single licensing body (all group participants are solely psychologists, LCSWs, etc.) and do not allow different licensed professionals to be enrolled in the same group practice.

The following licensed professionals are qualified to apply:

• Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners (CRNP)
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT)
• Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC)
• Psychologists
• Psychiatrists
• Licensed Social Workers (LSW)
• Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW)

What qualifications are necessary for each discipline?

• CRNPs must be certified in Psychiatry/Mental Health.
• Physicians must have completed, at a minimum, a psychiatry residency.
• LSWs must have completed a clinical practicum or internship as part of their master’s program.
• CBH only accepts providers with a physical brick-and-mortar service location. Providers are eligible to provide telehealth but must offer members the option to receive services in the treatment setting.
• CBH only accepts Independent Practitioners/Group Practices within 45 miles of Philadelphia County.

To join the CBH Provider Network, providers must hold a license in good standing from the PA DHS Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) and undergo credentialing. Once contract negotiations are completed, providers and programs will receive an initial credentialing visit, which may include a review of staff files, written policies and procedures, clinical records, and a facility tour. The CBH Provider Manual provides a comprehensive list of documents needed for review.

*Please note: Other services are not currently eligible to join the CBH Provider Network outside of a clinical procurement. CBH and DBHIDS utilize these procurements — including requests for proposals, qualifications, applications, and information — to acquire new services or add providers to our network.