2022-23 Budget Act
In June, 2022, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the state budget, which includes the budget for DHCS programs and services in the amount of $144.8 billion. The DHCS budget builds on the Administration’s previous investments and enables the Department to continue to transform Medi-Cal into a system that operates more efficiently and effectively for its millions of beneficiaries. Learn more.
Monkeypox Update: Laboratory Billing
On July 26, 2022, the American Medical Association Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) Editorial Panel created and released CPT codes to streamline the reporting of orthopoxvirus and monkeypox testing currently available in the United States.