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​Behavioral H​ealth Transformation​

​​Modernizing behavioral health to improve accountability, increase transparency, and expand the capacity of behavioral health care facilities.



Licensing and Certification Portal Now Available for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) License and/or Certification Renewals

There is a new licensing and certification portal for renewal applications. It is available to currently licensed and/or certified SUD providers within 150 days of license and/or certification expiration. Providers with renewals beyond 150 days are encouraged to sign in and verify their profile to receive notifications when their renewal becomes available.

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​Behavioral Health Transformation is the effort that will implement the ballot initiative known as Proposition 1. Behavioral Health Transformation complements and builds on California's other major behavioral health initiatives including, but not limited to, California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative, the California Behavioral Health Community-Based Organization Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT) Demonstration proposal the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI)Medi-Cal Mobile Crisis988 expansion, and the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP).

Californians voted to pass Proposition 1 to modernize the behavioral health delivery system, improve accountability and increase transparency, and expand the capacity of behavioral health care facilities for Californians. Proposition 1 includes up to $6.4 billion in bonds to build new supportive housing and community-based treatment settings. DHCS is enacting changes resulting from Proposition 1 through the Behavioral Health Transformation project.​

The two legislative bills that created the language in Proposition 1 are:​

Contact Us

Inquiries about the Behavioral Health Transformation may be sent to  BHTinfo@dhcs.ca.gov.


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