The latest news about the Justice-Involved Reentry Initiative and the significant steps California is taking to address poor health outcomes in Justice-Involved individuals - people who are now, or have spent time, in jails, youth correctional facilities, or prisons.
For the First Time, California to Provide Medi-Cal Services for People Returning Home After Incarceration
DHCS Receives Approval of Reentry Demonstration Initiative Implementation Plan
- In October 2024, DHCS received approval from CMS of its Reentry Demonstration Implementation Plan.
- The Implementation Plan, effective October 1, 2024, is organized around the following five Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver milestones:
- Increasing coverage and ensuring continuity of coverage for individuals who are incarcerated.
- Covering and ensuring access to the minimum set of pre-release services for individuals who are incarcerated to improve care transitions upon return to the community.
- Promoting continuity of care.
- Connecting to services available post-release to meet the needs of the reentering population.
- Ensuring cross-system collaboration.
DHCS Launches Reentry Initiative Learning Collaborative Series
- In Fall 2024, the JI Reentry Initiative hosted a Learning Collaborative webinar series, designed to review and reinforce policy guidance and share best practices and lessons learned through in-depth presentation materials, interactive exercises, and guest speaker panels. After each webinar, DHCS hosts corresponding Office Hours sessions to address stakeholder questions. DHCS intends to continue the Justice-Involved Reentry Initiative Learning Collaborative series through 2025 and beyond.
- Justice-Involved Reentry Initiative Learning Collaborative Session 1: Kickoff Meeting Recording.
DHCS Releases Data Sharing Authorization Guidance (DSAG) Reentry Initiative Toolkit
PATH Cited Round 4 Application Has Been Extended through July 2025
- On January 6, 2025, DHCS opened the PATH CITED Round 4 application window. The PATH CITED initiative provides funding to build the capacity and infrastructure of on-the-ground partners, including community-based organizations (CBO), hospitals, county agencies, Tribes, and others, to successfully participate in Medi-Cal. DHCS has decided to extend the Round 4 application deadline through July 2025. This announcement supersedes previous deadline communications, and updated materials are forthcoming. Please submit questions to cited@ca-path.com.
- Please visit the PATH CITED website for more information on CITED applications. Please visit the PATH Justice-Involved website for more information on the PATH Justice-Involved Capacity Building Program.
