Our Services

Comprehensive pre-operational consulting for behavioral health founders — built around your goals, your timeline, and your community.

Important: All ADB Consulting Group services are provided exclusively during the pre-operational and pre-enrollment phase. Contracts terminate automatically upon client Medicaid or Medicare enrollment. Read Full Compliance Disclosure →

Flagship Service

CMHC Startup A-to-Z

Our most comprehensive engagement — a full-scope pre-operational consulting package that takes a founder from vision to fully prepared agency. We cover everything needed before your doors open and before enrollment begins.

This is not a template package. Every engagement is built around your specific agency, your state's requirements, your services, and your community.

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What's Included

  • Entity & Structure Strategy — Business structure guidance, organizational hierarchy, and governance framework
  • Licensing Roadmap — Step-by-step OhioMHAS or state-equivalent licensure pathway
  • Policy & SOP Development — Full policy manuals, clinical SOPs, HR policies, and client-facing procedures
  • Accreditation Preparation — Joint Commission BHHS readiness, standards mapping, QAPI plan
  • Staffing Infrastructure — Org charts, job descriptions, pay scale grids, training curriculum
  • Client Forms Suite — Full intake package, consent forms, treatment documentation templates
  • Financial Projections — Operating budget model, census-level scenarios, revenue forecasting
  • Employee Document Suite — 34-form master HR and employee-facing document package

What's Included

Standards Gap Analysis

Comprehensive review of your current documentation and policies against Joint Commission BHHS standards.

Policy Alignment

Revision and development of policies to meet BHHS chapter requirements.

QAPI Plan Development

Complete Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement plan and supporting infrastructure.

Mock Survey Preparation

Staff education, documentation organization, and surveyor interaction coaching.

Application Support

Guidance through the Joint Commission application and e-App submission process.

Accreditation

Joint Commission BHHS Preparation

The Joint Commission Behavioral Health Home and Services accreditation is a mark of quality that sets agencies apart — but the preparation process is rigorous and requires deep standards knowledge.

ADB Consulting Group has guided agencies to successful Joint Commission survey outcomes. We know the standards, we know what surveyors look for, and we build your documentation to demonstrate compliance from the inside out.

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Ohio Licensure

OhioMHAS Licensure Support

Navigating the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services licensure process requires precise documentation, an understanding of certification categories, and meticulous attention to application requirements.

We guide Ohio founders through every step — from determining the right certification type to preparing for the on-site review — so you arrive at every milestone ready.

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Licensure Support Includes

  • Service certification category selection and scope of services guidance
  • Application documentation preparation and review
  • Physical site requirements guidance and checklist
  • Personnel qualification documentation and verification framework
  • On-site visit readiness coaching
  • Coordination with clinical supervisor credentialing
  • Deficiency response preparation (if applicable)

Policy, SOP & Document Development

Surveyable, professional-grade documentation built for real-world use — not just compliance theater.

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Clinical Policy Manuals

Service-specific policy manuals for CPST/Case Management, TBS Individual, TBS Day Treatment, and other behavioral health service lines.

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HR & Employee Documents

34-form master employee-facing document suite: handbooks, onboarding, orientation, job descriptions, disciplinary forms, and more.

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Client Intake Packages

Full client-facing forms including consent, intake assessments, rights & responsibilities, release of information, and treatment authorization forms.

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Training Curricula

Two-week new employee training programs, service-specific competency training, and EHR documentation guides (including ICANotes).

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QAPI Infrastructure

Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement plans, committee structure, data tracking forms, and annual review documentation.

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Progress Note Guides

Service-specific progress note writing guides for CPST, TBS, and Day Treatment — built to meet billing and clinical documentation standards.

Financial Modeling & Projections

Decision-quality financial tools built for founders, lenders, and investors.

Annual Operating Budget Models

Scenario-based annual budgets across multiple census levels — showing founders exactly what revenue, expenses, and margin look like at different client volumes.

Revenue Projections

Service-line specific revenue forecasts using current Ohio Medicaid billing rates — broken down by service code, unit frequency, and client census.

Investor Education Documents

Professional CMHC investor education packages, wealth blueprints, and income/expense/dividend analysis documents for founders raising capital.

Staffing Cost Analysis

Pay scale grids benchmarked to NE Ohio and state market rates — modeling full staffing costs at various census and growth phases.

Multi-State Market Strategy

For founders with eyes beyond Ohio — rigorous state-specific analysis and expansion strategy.

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State Regulatory Analysis

Deep-dive regulatory analysis for target expansion states — licensure, accreditation requirements, reimbursement structures, and market landscape.

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50-State Comparison Reports

Comprehensive CMHC comparison reports spanning all 50 states — for founders evaluating the most favorable markets for expansion.

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State-Specific Investor Education

Investor education documents tailored to specific state markets — including Maryland, California, Indiana, Kentucky, and Virginia.

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