Screening and Transition of Care Tools for Medi-Cal Mental Health Services

The Screening and Transition of Care Tools for Medi-Cal Mental Health Services aim to ensure that Medi-Cal members receive timely and coordinated specialty and non-specialty mental health services (SMHS/NSMHS). The Screening and Transition of Care Tools for Medi-Cal Mental Health Services have distinct purposes:

Adult and Youth Screening Tools: Determine the most appropriate Medi-Cal mental health delivery system (e.g., Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan (MCP) or County Behavioral Health Plan (BHP)) for members who are not currently receiving mental health services when they contact the MCP or BHP seeking mental health services.

Transition of Care Tool: Supports timely and coordinated care for members who are currently receiving mental health services from either the MCP or BHP. This tool is used when completing a transition of services to the other delivery system or when adding a service from the other delivery system to their existing mental health treatment.

The Screening and Transition of Care Tools for Medi-Cal Mental Health Services were developed with robust stakeholder input, including beta and pilot testing with MCPs and BHPs in several counties across the state, including counties with large urban areas, small population sizes, and large rural regions.

Statewide implementation of the Screening and Transition of Care Tools for Medi-Cal Mental Health Services launched January 1, 2023. For more information, please visit the Screening and Transition of Care Tools Frequently Asked Questions webpage.