Resources​

BH-CONNECT Policy Guidance​​

• ​​​BH-CONNECT EBP Policy Guide (May 2025)
• BHIN 25-011: BH-CONNECT Option to Receive Federal Financial Participation for Specialty Mental Health Services in Institutions for Mental Diseases (April 2025)
• BHIN 25-009: Coverage of BH-CONNECT Evidence-Based Practices (EBPs) (April 2025)
• BHIN 25-006: Provision of BH-CONNECT Access, Reform and Outcomes Incentive Program (March 2025)
• BHIN 24-019: Targeted Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organizations (MBHO) Self-Directed Assessment with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and County Participation in the BH-CONNECT Incentive Program (May 2024)​​​​​​

Key Documents

• ​CMS Approval Letter and HRSN Payment Methodology​ (January 2025)
  
• CMS Approval Letter and BH-CONNECT STCs Technical Corrections and Protocols (January 2025)​
  
• CMS Approval Letter​ (December 2024)
  
• BH-CONNECT News Release​ (December 2024)
  
• BH-CONNECT Addendum Request (July 2024)
  
• BH-CONNECT Demonstration Request​ (October 2023)​

Additional Resources​​​

• Medi-Cal and Foster Care Updates (November 2023)
• CalBH-CBC Demonstration Concept Paper (November 2022)
• CalBH-CBC Demonstration Concept Paper Executive Summary (November 2022)
• CalBH-CBC Demonstration Overview Presentation (November 2022)
• DHCS Medi-Cal Foster Care Strategies (November 2022)
• Assessing the Continuum of Care for Behavioral Health Services in California (January 2022)
• Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) Reimbursement: Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Requirements Q & A (October 2021)
• CMS SMI and SED Demonstration Opportunity Technical Assistance Questions and Answers (May 2019)
• CMS Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTP) and SMI and SED Demonstration Opportunity Technical Assistance Questions and Answers (September 2019)
• CMS SMI and SED Demonstration Opportunity Technical Assistance Questions and Answers (Updated November 2019)
• CMS State Medicaid Director Letter #18-011 (Updated November 2018)​