Behavioral Health Transformation
Modernizing behavioral health to improve accountability, increase transparency, and expand the capacity of behavioral health care facilities.
DHCS Licensing and Certification Portal Now Accepts Driving-Under-the-Influence and Narcotic Treatment Program Licensing Applications
The DHCS Licensing and Certification Portal now accepts licensing applications for Driving-Under-the-Influence (DUI) programs and Narcotic Treatment Programs (NTP). This includes initial and amendment applications for NTPs, Mobile NTPs, Medication Units, and Office-Based Narcotic Treatment Networks. The portal also now supports renewals for NTPs and Mobile NTPs, as well as quarterly report submissions for DUI programs. Licensed and prospective DUI and NTP providers are encouraged to create their organization profile and complete the verification process to begin using the portal.
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 Crisis, 988 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: