Stakeholder Advisory Committee and Behavioral Health Stakeholder Advisory Committee Meeting
Date: Wednesday, October 28, 2026
Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Meeting Location: Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
1501 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95814 (First Floor, Conference Room 17.1316)
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Agenda
| Time | Topic |
|---|---|
| 9:00 – 9:35 | Welcome, Opening Comments, Roll Call, and Today’s Agenda Michelle Baass, Director |
| 9:35 – 10:15 | Director’s Update Michelle Baass, Director |
| 10:15 – 11:30 | Community Supports: Updates on Policies and Coverage Susan Philip, MPP, Deputy Director, Health Care Delivery Systems Dennis Hsieh, MD JD, Chief, Managed Care Quality and Monitoring Division |
| 11:30 – 12:45 | Behavioral Health Throughput Proposals Linette Scott, Deputy Director, Chief Data Officer, Enterprise Data and Information Management Glenn Tsang, Policy Advisor, Homelessness & Housing |
| 12:45 – 1:15 | BREAK |
| 1:15 – 2:00 | Behavioral Health Public County Profile Walkthrough Marlies Perez, Project Executive, Behavioral Health Transformation and Chief, Community Services Division |
| 2:00 – 2:45 | Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT): Incentive Program CY 2025 County Performance Updates Jeff Norris, MD, Value-Based Payment Branch Chief, Quality and Health Equity Division |
| 2:45 – 2:55 | Public Comment |
| 2:55 – 3:00 | Final Comments and Adjourn |
Upcoming Meeting Dates
- Wednesday, March 10, 2027
- Wednesday June 9, 2027
- Wednesday August 11, 2027
- Wednesday October 6, 2027
Note:
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Department of Health Care Services
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Sacramento, CA 95814
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