2021 Behavioral Health Information Notices
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| No.
Issued | Subject | Date |
| 21-075 | Superseded by BHIN 23-001. Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Requirements for the Period of 2022 – 2026 | 12/17/2021 |
| 21-074 | CalAIM Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program (BHQIP)
| 12/10/2021 |
| 21-073 | Criteria for beneficiary access to Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS), medical necessity and other coverage requirements | 12/10/2021 |
| 21-072 | Superseded by BHIN 24-008. County of Responsibility for Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS)and Arbitration Between Mental Health Plans (MHPs) | 12/9/2021 |
| 21-071 | Medical Necessity Determination and Level of Care Determination Requirements for Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) Treatment Program Services | 12/3/2021 |
| 21-070 | Temporary COVID-19 Emergency Increased Administrative Day Rate for Fee-For-Service/Medi-Cal Hospitals for Fiscal Year 2020-21 | 12/3/2021 |
| 21-069 | Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) Cost Settlements for Fiscal Years (FY) 2014-15 and 2015-16 | 12/3/2021 |
| 21-068 | Supplemental Claims for County Administrative and Quality Assurance & Utilization Review (QA/UR) Costs under the Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) and Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) programs | 12/3/2021 |
| 21-067 | Supersedes BHIN 21-010. Fiscal Year 2020-21 Cost Report Policy | 10/29/2021 |
| 21-066 | Clarification Regarding the Submissions of Drug Medi-Cal Narcotic Treatment Program (NTP) Cost Reports | 10/08/2021 |
| 21-065 | Medicare Opioid Treatment Coverage for Dually Eligible Beneficiaries | 11/3/2021 |
| 21-064 | Regional Average Rates For Non-Contract Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitals For Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22 | 10/08/2021 |
| 21-063 | Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) Postservice Postpayment (PSPP) Utilization Review, Disallowed Service Billing Lines, and Recoupment Policy | 11/10/2021 |
| 21-062 | Claiming for Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Qualified Individual (QI) and Aftercare Costs in Short Doyle Medi-Cal (SDMC) | 9/30/2021 |
| 21-061 | FFPSA Part IV Aftercare Requirements | 9/30/2021 |
| 21-060 | Assessments by a Qualified Individual (QI) for placements in Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTPs) under the Requirements of the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) and Assembly Bill (AB) 153 (Chapter 86, Statutes of 2021)
| 9/30/2021 |
| 21-059 | Allocation of Funding for Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services, State Fiscal Year 2021-22 Governor’s Approved Budget, v2.0 | 9/22/2021 |
| 21-058 | Claiming for Intensive Care Coordination (ICC), Intensive Home Based Services (IHBS), and Therapeutic Foster Care (TFC) Services | 9/17/2021 |
| 21-057 | Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Allocation and Methodology for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22
| 9/17/2021 |
| 21-056 | Ongoing Compliance Monitoring Activities | 9/14/2021 |
| 21-055 | Family First Prevention Services Act Implementation in California | 9/8/2021 |
| 21-054 | Clarification of Mental Health Plan (MHP) responsibility for treatment of beneficiaries with mental health conditions after COVID-19 infection | 9/2/2021 |
| 21-053 | Supersedes BHIN 20-061 Annual Review Protocol for Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) and Other Funded Services for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 | 12/3/2021 |
| 21-052 | Reimbursement of Specialty Mental Health and Drug Medi-Cal Administrative Costs Effective July 1 2021 | 8/20/2021 |
| 21-050 | Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) 2022 Annual Program Review | 8/16/2021 |
| 21-049 | FY 21-22 SPA and MAT Rates | 8/16/2021 |
| 21-048 | Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC- ODS) Treatment Perception Survey (TPS) | 8/12/2021 |
| 21-047 | Superseded by BHIN 23-018. Telehealth guidance for specialty mental health services and substance use disorder treatment services in Medi-Cal | 10/06/2021 |
| 21-046E | Updated guidance for behavioral health programs regarding COVID-19 public health emergency flexibilities | 3/25/2022 |
| 21-046 | Supersedes BHIN 20-009 Updated guidance for behavioral health programs regarding COVID-19 public health emergency flexibilities | 8/09/2021 |
| 21-045 | Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Peer Support Services Implementation Fiscal Plan Guide | 7/29/2021 |
| 21-044 | Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program (BH-QIP) Start-Up Funds | 7/29/2021 |
| 21-042 | Mental Health Services Act Revenue and Expenditure Report for Fiscal Year 2020-21 | 7/26/2021 |
| 21-041 | Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Program Implementation | 7/22/2021 |
| 21-040 | Extended MHSA-related COVID-19 Flexibilities | 7/22/2021 |
| 21-039 | Application for Certification of Social Rehabilitation Program Services DHCS 1734 and Application for Change in Certified Social Rehabilitation Program DHCS 1732 | 7/21/2021 |
| 21-038 | Reimbursement for Intensive Services for Foster Youth Returned from an Out of State Placement | 7/13/2021 |
| 21-037 | Application for Renewal of Special Treatment Program Approval DHCS 1731 | 7/9/2021 |
| 21-036 | Special Treatment Program Form 1733 Submission Requirements | 7/9/2021 |
| 21-034 | Supersedes MHSUDS IN 15-015 Dispute Resolution Process Between Mental Health Plans and Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans | 10/4/2021 |
| 21-033 | Statewide Excessive Heat Alert | 7/7/2021 |
| 21-032 | Superseded by BHIN 24-008. County of Responsibility and Reimbursement for Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery Systems (DMC-ODS) | 7/8/2021 |
| 21-031 | Social Rehabilitation Programs Notification of Change in Program Director | 6/29/2021 |
| 21-030 | Establishing a County Contract Rate in the Short Doyle-Medi-Cal Claiming and Payment System for FY 2021-22 | 6/18/2021 |
| 21-029 | Employment of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in Psychiatric Health Facilities (PHFs) | 6/15/2021 |
| 21-028 | Southern California Excessive Heat Alert | 6/11/2021 |
| 21-027 | Cost Allocation Policy for Mental Health Plans | 6/4/2021 |
| 21-026 | Instructions for Reporting Rates Negotiated for Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitals Services Contracts for FY 2021-22 | 6/4/2021 |
| 21-025 | Statewide Excessive Heat Alert | 5/28/2021 |
| 21-024 | Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) – Expanding Access to Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT, also known as medication-assisted treatment) | 5/21/2021 |
| 21-023 | Supersedes BHIN 20-012 &
MHSUDS IN 18-011 2021 Federal Network Certification Requirements for County Mental Health Plans (MHPs) and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery Systems (DMC-ODS)
| 5/24/2021 |
| 21-022E | Mental Health Services Act County Population | 9/16/2021 |
| 21-021 | Supersedes MHSUDS IN 16-042. Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System – Updated Policy on Residential Treatment Limitations | 5/14/2021 |
| 21-020 | Supersedes MHSUDS IN 17-034. Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System – Clarification on Recovery Services | 5/14/2021 |
| 21-019 | Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System – Updated Policy on Medical Necessity and Level of Care | 5/14/2021 |
| 21-018 | Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) Narcotic Treatment Program (NTP) Cost Report Forms | 5/7/2021 |
| 21-016 | New Process for Requesting a Delay Reason Code (DRC) | 4/26/2021 |
| 21-015 | Mental Health Consumer Perception Survey Data Collection – June 21 – 25, 2021 | 4/21/2021 |
| 21-014 | Allocation of Funding for Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services, State Fiscal Year 2021-22 Governor’s Preliminary Budget, v1.0. | 4/2/2021 |
| 21-013 | Implementation of the Family Urgent Response System (FURS), County Mobile Response Joint Guidance from DHCS and CDSS for Current and Former Foster Children/Youth, Caregivers, and Claiming for Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services | 4/15/2021 |
| 21-012 | Actions Against Unlicensed Facilities Providing Treatment Services: Implementation of SB 406 | 3/12/2021 |
| 21-011 | County Contracts with Narcotic Treatment Programs and Cost Reimbursement | 2/26/2021 |
| 21-010 | Superseded by BHIN 21-067. Fiscal Year 2019-20 Cost Report Policy | 2/26/2021 |
| 21-009 Rescinded | Tuberculosis (TB) Testing Requirement in Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Facilities during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency | 2/19/2021 |
| 21-008 | Federal Out-of-Network Requirements for Mental Health Plans | 2/19/2021 |
| 21-007 | Substance Use Block Grant Funding for HIV Testing and Early Intervention Services | 1/22/2021 |
| 21-006 | Fiscal Year 2020-21 Behavioral Health Subaccount Allocations | 1/22/2021 |
| 21-005 | Non-Substantive Amendments to Title 22 Regulations Governing Psychiatric Health Facilities (PHFs) | 1/21/2021 |
| 21-004 | Adult Residential Treatment Services (ARTS) in Mental Health Rehabilitation Centers (MHRCs): Exemption from Social Rehabilitation Program Certification Requirements | 1/21/2021 |
| 21-003 | Supersedes MHSUDS IN 14-004. Telehealth for assessment of 72-hour involuntary detentions (5150 and 5151 assessments): Implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 3242 | 1/11/2021 |
| 21-002 | Use of SABG and MHBG Funds for Cost-Sharing Assistance for Private Health Insurance | 1/5/2021 |
| 21-001 | Updated 8/20/2021: Level of Care Designations/Certifications for AOD Treatment Facilities (Implementation of Senate Bill 823) | 8/20/2021 |