تحديثات البرنامج​​ 

تم الانتهاء من الملخص التشريعي لعام 2024​​ 

DHCS’ Office of Legislative and Governmental Affairs issued the final 2024 Legislative Summary. This comprehensive report of all policy and budget bills impacting DHCS highlights those signed or vetoed by the Governor. It also includes full copies of veto messages, offering valuable insights into the decision-making process shaping California’s health care landscape.​​  

This year’s legislative activity addressed critical topics, such as behavioral health reforms, Medi-Cal enhancements, and innovative approaches to community health and pharmacy benefits, showcasing California’s commitment to advancing health care for all.​​ 

خدمات أخصائي صحة المجتمع في طب الأسنان Medi-Cal للأسنان​​ 

Effective December 1, Community Health Worker (CHW) services have been added as a benefit under Medi-Cal Dental. CHWs are important in addressing key barriers to dental care and serve as a bridge between Medi-Cal members and the oral health care system, offering support to help individuals access and maintain oral health. DHCS received federal approval on July 26, 2024, to extend CHW services to Medi-Cal Dental. The added CHW benefit integrates CHWs into the oral health care system to enhance preventive care and provide support services to Medi-Cal members. Medi-Cal Dental providers can now bill for CHW services under the updated dental fee schedule.​​ 

Covered CHW services include oral health education and oral health navigation assistance to help members access and maintain care. CHWs provide information, training, and support to help members navigate the oral health care system, understand how it works, and become active participants in their own care. In addition, CHWs connect members with community resources that promote oral health and address specific barriers. This includes connecting members to translation or interpretation services and arranging transportation for dental visits.​​ 

توفير إمكانية الوصول وتحويل الصحة (PATH) المساعدة الفنية (TA) سوق المساعدة التقنية (TA) الجولة الخامسة لمشتريات البائعين​​ 

On January 1, 2025, DHCS will open the PATH TA Marketplace Round 5 vendor application. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2025. Round 5 will be a targeted procurement for new and existing hands-on service offerings that address TA Marketplace gaps. The Round 5 procurement will seek TA vendor applications for all seven TA domains, but will focus on services for the following provider types: rural providers, Medi-Cal Tribal and Designee of Indian Health Program providers, maternal and child-serving providers, and transitional rent providers.​​ 

DHCS will not accept submissions for new off-the-shelf projects or changes to existing off-the-shelf projects during the Round 5 procurement period. Instead, the Round 5 application will solicit on-demand resources from existing TA vendors. The resources must be already fully developed, meet the needs of the TA Marketplace, and include a final cost. Organizations interested in applying to qualify as a TA vendor are encouraged to review the guidance document. Please submit questions to ta-marketplace@ca-path.com.​​ 

انضم إلى فريقنا​​ 

تبحث شركة DHCS عن أفراد موهوبين ومتحمسين للعمل في:​​ 

• رئيس قسم مراجعة العقود والتسجيل ضمن قسم مراجعة الحسابات والتحقيقات. يكون الرئيس مسؤولاً عن تخطيط وتنظيم وتوجيه أنشطة مراجعات الامتثال للخطط الصحية ومقدمي الخدمات الصحية وأنظمة التوصيل المنظمة لخدمات ميدي-كال للأدوية. كما يقود الرئيس أيضًا عملية تطوير وتنفيذ السياسات والإجراءات المتعلقة بنزاهة برنامج Medi-Cal وبرامج DHCS الأخرى. يجب تقديم الطلبات بحلول 6 ديسمبر/كانون الأول.
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• مساعد نائب المدير المساعد لمكتب الشراكات الاستراتيجية للمساعدة في قيادة تخطيط وتطوير وتنفيذ مبادرات خدمات الرعاية الصحية في DHCS واسعة النطاق التي تبني شراكات استراتيجية جديدة متعددة القطاعات خارج نطاق ميدي-كال، بما في ذلك تلك التي مع الإدارات الأخرى وشركات التأمين التجارية والمبتكرين في مجال التكنولوجيا والأعمال الخيرية، مثل مبادرة الصحة السلوكية للأطفال والشباب، وCalHOPE، وخدمات ميدي-كال المدرسية ومبادرة إعادة الدخول إلى العدالة. يجب تقديم الطلبات بحلول 13 ديسمبر/كانون الأول.​​ 

كما تقوم هيئة الخدمات الصحية بدبي بتعيين موظفين في السياسة الصحية وتكنولوجيا المعلومات وفرق أخرى. لمزيد من المعلومات، يُرجى زيارة موقع CalCareers الإلكتروني.​​  

اجتماعات أصحاب المصلحة القادمة والندوات عبر الإنترنت​​ 

ندوة عبر الإنترنت حول تغطية برنامج المعينات السمعية للأطفال​​ 

في 3 ديسمبر، من الساعة 11 صباحًا إلى الساعة 12 ظهرًا بتوقيت المحيط الهادئ، ستستضيف هيئة الخدمات الصحية بدبي ندوة عبر الإنترنت لمشاركة الإرشادات مع العائلات والشركاء المجتمعيين حول التقدم بطلب للحصول على تغطية المعينات السمعية وتعظيم مزايا برنامج المعينات السمعية للأطفال بمجرد التسجيل. للمزيد من المعلومات وللتسجيل المسبق، يُرجى زيارة صفحة الويب الخاصة ببرنامج التغطية السمعية للأطفال.​​ 

ندوة عبر الإنترنت حول أفضل الممارسات في التخطيط والتنفيذ التعاوني لبرنامج التكنولوجيا الملائمة في مجال الصحة العامة​​ 

On December 6, from 10 to 11 a.m. PST, DHCS will host a public webinar, Hospital Engagement in CalAIM: Supporting Connection to Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Services Among Eligible Medi-Cal Members (advance registration required). Guest presenters include Dignity Health, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, and Marshall Medical Center.​​ 

The webinar will explain and emphasize the value of hospitals engaging with California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) providers in their region, recognize opportunities for improved collaboration on discharge planning among hospital staff and ECM or Community Supports providers, and identify opportunities for warm handoffs and other coordination strategies between hospital staff and ECM providers to improve member connection to ECM and Community Supports services. Please submit questions to collaborative@ca-path.com.​​ 

مجموعة عمل أصحاب المصلحة التي تركز على المستهلكين (CFSW)​​ 

On December 6, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. PST, DHCS will convene the monthly meeting of the CFSW, which provides stakeholders an opportunity to review and provide feedback on a variety of consumer messaging materials. The forum focuses on eligibility and enrollment-related activities and strives to offer an open discussion on Medi-Cal policies and functionality. Meeting materials, including the meeting agenda, will be posted to the CFSW webpage DHCS-Consumer-Focused-Stakholder-Workgroup-CFSW by noon on December 4. Please e-mail your questions to DHCSCFSW@dhcs.ca.gov.​​ 

مؤتمرات قمة الحد من الأضرار التي تعقدها إدارة الصحة والسلامة المهنية​​ 

DHCS aims to collaborate with communities across the state to promote harm reduction within California’s substance use disorder treatment system and create low-barrier, patient-centered care. DHCS encourages substance use disorder treatment providers and staff (including social workers, peers, front desk staff, case managers, nurses, physicians, and all staff in substance use disorder treatment settings) to attend and learn about best practices for incorporating the tenets of harm reduction into substance use disorder treatment. Summits will be held in Fresno, Los Angeles, and San Diego counties in winter 2025. Register on the event website.​​ 

في حال فاتتك​​ 

DHCS Major Program Initiatives – Go-Live Dates (Updated)​​ 

From CalAIM to transforming the state’s behavioral health programs, DHCS’ initiatives provide equitable access to quality health care, leading to a healthy California for all. The links below reflect DHCS’ major program initiatives and anticipated go-live dates, pending readiness and federal approvals. This useful resource available on the DHCS website has been updated, as of November 22, and new information will be added as needed: DHCS Major Program Initiatives – Go-Live Dates.​​ 

بوابة باكت العائلية الجديدة القادمة في يناير 2025​​ 

From January 13 through February 2, 2025, the Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (Family PACT) program’s client eligibility and enrollment transaction services will transition from the Health Access Programs (HAP) Client Eligibility System to a new Family PACT portal. The HAP Client Eligibility System will be disabled on February 3, 2025, after which all Family PACT client enrollment, changes, and deactivations will be completed exclusively through the California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System (CalHEERS) Family PACT portal.​​ 

To access the new portal, existing users must confirm and/or update current site certifier contact information in the Provider Application and Validation for Enrollment (PAVE) portal to receive their login credentials. Family PACT providers who do not have a current site certifier in PAVE must email site certifier information (National Provider Identifier, first and last name, and email address) to providerservices@dhcs.ca.gov as soon as possible.​​ 

To support Family PACT providers during this transition, beginning in December 2024, providers will have access to comprehensive training materials and webinars through the Family PACT Online Training Center Learning Management System. These resources will ensure that providers are equipped to use the Family PACT portal effectively before it launches. Detailed instructions for accessing the Family PACT portal will be emailed to all enrolled and actively billing Family PACT providers in early January 2025.​​