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​​​Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) and Behavioral Health Stakeholder Advisory Committee (BH-SAC) Meeting

Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 

Meeting Location: Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
1501 Capitol Avenue, Sacramento, CA 95814 (First Floor, Conference Room 17.1316)

Webinar: Register ​for Virtual Attendance​

Agenda

​Time ​​
​Topic
9:30 - 9:35
 ​Welcome, Opening Comments, Roll Call, and Today's Agenda​
Michelle Baass, Director
​9:35 - 10:50
 ​Director's Update
Michelle Baass, Director
10:50 - 12:05
 DHCS' Comprehensive Quality and Health Equity Strategy: Challenges and Opportunities in an Evolving Era
Palav Babaria, Deputy Director, Chief Quality and Medical Officer, Quality and Population Health Management
Rafael Davtian, Deputy Director, Health Care Financing
Alek Klimek, Assistant Deputy Director, Health Care Financing
12:05 - 12:35
 BREAK
12:35 - 1:15
 Behavioral Health Transformation Update
Marlies Perez, Chief, Community Services
Ilana Rub, Assistant Division Chief, Community Services
​1:15 - 1:45
 ​Children And Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) Fee Schedule Program and BrightLife Kids and Soluna
Autumn Boylan, Deputy Director, Office of Strategic Partnerships
​1:45 - 2:45
Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT) Updates: Activity Funds, Workforce Initiative, and County Implementation
Erika Cristo, Assistant Deputy Director, Behavioral Health
Julie Hudman, Assistant Deputy Director, Behavioral Health
Ivan Bhardwaj, Chief, Medi-Cal Behavioral Health Policy Division
​2:45 - 2:55
 Public Comment
​2:55 - 3:00
 ​Final Comments and Adjourn

Upcoming Meeting Dates: 

  • Wednesday, August 5, 2026

  • Wednesday, October 28, 2026

​Note:

For individuals with disabilities, DHCS will provide free assistive devices, including language and sign-language interpretation, real-time captioning, note takers, reading or writing assistance, and conversion of training or meeting materials into braille, large print, audio, or electronic format. To request alternative format or language services, please call or write:

Department of Health Care Services
Office of Communications 
1501 Capitol Ave, MS 0025
Sacramento, CA 95814 
(916) 440-7660
dhcspress@dhcs.ca.gov​​

Please note that the range of assistive services available may be limited if requests are received less than ten working days prior to the meeting or event. ​

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