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No. Issued	Subject	Date
18-061	Treating Youth with Narcotic Replacement Therapy (NRT)	12/28/2018
18-060	Fiscal Year 2016-17 Behavioral Health Services Growth (BHS) Special Account Allocations Enclosure 1 – Fifty Percent Allocation Using Approved Claims Enclosure 2 – Medicaid Eligibility Group (MEG) Weights Enclosure 3 – Member Months Weighted by Medi-Cal Eligibility Group Enclosure 4 – Fiscal Year 2015-16 Draft Allocation Schedule Enclosure 5 – Fiscal Year 2016-17 Draft Allocation Schedule	12/18/2018
18-059	Federal Continuity of Care Requirements for Mental Health Plans	12/17/2018
18-058	Supersedes IN 16-059. Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant Funded Room and Board for Transitional Housing, Recovery Residences and Residential Treatment Services	12/17/2018
18-057	Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG) – New Reporting and Payment Processes Effective January 1, 2019	11/29/2018
18-056	Supersedes IN18-035. Department of Health Care Services Oversight of Certifying Organizations	11/20/2018
18-055	Amendment of California Code of Regulation (CCR), Title 22, Section 51490.1	11/2/2018
18-054	Annual Review Protocol for Specialty Mental Health Services and Other Funded Services for Fiscal Year 2018-19 Enclosure 1 – FY 2018/2019 Annual Review Protocol for Specialty Mental Health Services and Other Funded Services Enclosure 2 – FY 2018/2019 County Mental Health Plan Attestation Enclosure 3 – FY 2018/2019 Triennial Review Schedule Enclosure 4 – FY 2018/2019 Reasons for Recoupment	11/2/2018
18-053	Supersedes IN 17-004E. 2019 International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) Included Code Sets Effective October 1, 2018 Through September 30, 2019 Enclosure 1 Enclosure 2	10/26/2018
18-052	Delay in Short-Doyle Claims Processing for Buprenorphine-Naloxone under the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System	10/25/2018
18-051	Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System Transition of Care Policy	10/25/2018
18-050	Short-Doyle Medi-Cal Claim Adjustment Reason Code and Remittance Advice Remark Code Revisions for 2018 Enclosure 1 – Core Rule 360 Requirement Changes for CARC/RARC	10/24/2018
18-049	Superseded by IN 20-022. Delegation of Mental Health Program Approval Task of Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs Enclosure 1 – STRTP Interim Regulations, Section 25 Enclosure 2 – Delegation of Approval Task Form	10/23/2018
18-048	Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) – Specialty Mental Health Services Performance Outcomes System Functional Assessment Tools for Children and Youth	10/17/2018
18-047	RESCINDS IN 18-039. Substance Use Disorder Services California Outcomes Measurement System for Treatment (CalOMS Tx) – Direct Providers to County Contracted Providers	10/11/2018
18-046	Supersedes IN 17-035. American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Level Of Care (LOC) Data Collection for Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Waiver	10/1/2018
18-045	Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Reporting Veterans Spending	10/1/2018
18-044	Mental Health Consumer Perception Survey Data Collection – November 5-9, 2018	9/26/2018
18-043	Beneficiary Handbook Requirements and Template Enclosure 1 – Handbook Template (PDF) Enclosure 2 – Handbook Template (Word)	9/26/2018
18-042	Perinatal Practice Guidelines	9/20/2018
18-041	Regional Average Rates for Non-Contract Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitals for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 Enclosure 1 – Medi-Cal Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Services Regional Average Non-Negotiated Rates	9/20/2018
18-040	Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Revenue and Expenditure Report (RER) for Fiscal Year 2017-18 Enclosure 2 – Fiscal Year 2017-18 RER Instructions Enclosure 3 – Fiscal Year 2017-18 MHSA RER	8/17/2018
18-039	Substance Use Disorder Services California Outcomes Measurement System for Treatment (CalOMS Tx) – Direct Providers to County Contracted Providers	8/8/2018
18-038	Mental Health Services Act Allocation and Methodology for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 Enclosure 1 – Need for Services Enclosure 2 – Population Most Likely to Apply for Services Enclosure 3 – Population Most Likely to Access Services Enclosure 4 – Self Sufficiency Enclosure 5 – Adjustments – Self Sufficiency Enclosure 6 – FY 16-17 Available Resources Enclosure 7 – Resources Adjustment 1 Enclosure 8 – Resources Adjustment 2 Enclosure 9 – Resources Adjustment 3 Enclosure 10 – Revised Need Adjusted by Resources Enclosure 11 – Revised Planning Estimate Enclosure 12 – Allocation Percentages	8/7/2018
18-037	MHSUDS Drug Medi-Cal Reimbursement Rates for Fiscal Year 2018-19 Exhibit	8/3/2018
18-036	Medication Assisted Treatment Reimbursement Rates for Fiscal Year 2018-19 Under the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System Exhibit	8/3/2018
18-035	Supersedes IN 16-058. Superseded by IN 18-056. Department of Health Care Services Oversight of Certifying Organizations	8/2/2018
18-033	Mental Health Services Act: Implementation of Mental Health Services Fund Reversions and Reallocations Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 5892(h) and 5899.1	8/1/2018
18-032	Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Treatment Perceptions Survey (TPS) for Youth Attachment	7/25/2018
18-031	Supersedes IN 16-039. Incidental Medical Services	7/20/2018
18-030	Processing Split Claims in Short Doyle Medi-Cal System (SDMC)	7/10/2018
18-029	Clarification Regarding Sharing of Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Assessments by County Placing Agencies and Mental Health Programs	7/9/2018
18-028	Instructions for Reporting Rates Negotiated for Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitals Services Contracts for Fiscal Year 2018-19 Enclosure 1 Enclosure 2	6/25/2018
18-027	Presumptive Transfer Policy Guidance Attachment A – AB 1299 Flow Chart Attachment B – AB 1299 Flow Chart Waiver Scenarios Attachment C – Presumptive Transfer Informing Notice (Template) Attachment D – Notice of Transfer of Responsibility for Specialty Mental Health Services (Template) Attachment E – Presumptive Transfer Waiver Request Form (Template) Attachment F – Presumptive Transfer Waiver Determination Notification (Template)	6/22/2018
18-026	Short-Doyle/Medi-Cal Cost Report Settlement Timeframes	6/22/2018
18-025	Supersedes IN 16-047. Superseded by IN 20-046. Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Mental Health Services Cost Report Policy	6/8/2018
18-024	Administrative and Financial Sanctions	6/5/2018
18-023	Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System Cost Reporting Requirements for Narcotic Treatment Programs	5/25/2018
18-022	The California Children, Youth, and Families Integrated Core Practice Model and the California Integrated Training Guide Attachment 1 Attachment 2	5/18/2018
18-021	Women and Perinatal Community Substance Use Disorder Provider Directory	5/7/2018
18-020	Superseded by BHIN 25-026. Federal Provider Directory Requirements for Mental Health Plans (MHPs) and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Pilot Counties	4/24/2018
18-019	Provider Credentialing and Re-Credentialing for Mental Health Plans (MHPs) and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Pilot Counties	4/24/2018
18-018	Supersedes MHSUDS IN 17-060. Fiscal Year 2015-16 Behavioral Health Services Growth Special Account Allocations Enclosure	3/19/2018
18-017	Mental Health Plan Claiming for Participation in Child and Family Teams and Completing Assessments for Children prior to Placement in Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs	3/14/2018
18-016	Administrative Day Rate for Fee-for-Service/Medi-Cal Hospitals for Fiscal Year 2017-18	3/9/2018
18-015	Establishing a County Contract Rate in the Short-Doyle/Medi-Cal Claiming and Payment System for Fiscal Year 2018-19	3/9/2018
18-014	FY 2017-18 Mental Health Services Act Allocation Schedule – Updated Enclosure 1 Enclosure 2 Enclosure 3 Enclosure 4 Enclosure 5 Enclosure 6 Enclosure 7 Enclosure 8 Enclosure 9 Enclosure 10 Enclosure 11 Enclosure 12 Enclosure 13	3/9/2018
18-013	Mental Health Consumer Perception Survey Data Collection – MAY 14 – 18, 2018 Instruction	3/7/2018
18-012	Mental Health Plan Claiming for Eligible Costs Related to New Federal Medicaid Managed Care and Parity Requirements	2/23/2018
18-011	Federal Network Adequacy Standards for Mental Health Plans (MHPs) and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Pilot Counties Enclosure 1- contact DHCS MHSD Final Rule for a copy Enclosure 2 Enclosure 3	2/13/2018
18-010E	Superseded by BHIN 25-014. Federal Grievance and Appeal System Requirements with Revised Beneficiary Notice Templates Enclosure 1 – Notice of Grievance Resolution Enclosure 2 – NOABD Denial Notice Enclosure 3 – NOABD Payment Denial Notice Enclosure 4 – NOABD Delivery System Notice Enclosure 5 – NOABD Modification Notice Enclosure 6 – NOABD Termination Notice Enclosure 7 – NOABD Timely Access Notice Enclosure 8 – NOABD Financial Liability Notice Enclosure 9 – NOABD Your Rights Attachment Enclosure 10 – NAR Adverse Benefit Determination Upheld Notice Enclosure 11 – NAR Your Rights Attachment Enclosure 12 – NAR Adverse Benefit Determination Overturned Notice Enclosure 13 – Member Non-Discrimination Notice Enclosure 14 – Language Assistance Taglines Final Enclosure 15 – NOABD Authorization Delay Notice Enclosure 16 – NOABD Grievance and Appeal Timely Resolution Notice	2/14/2024
18-009	Diversion of County Behavioral Health Subaccount (BHS) Allocations for Drug Medi-Cal Services	2/8/2018
18-008	Superseded by IN 20-008. County Responsibility to Pay for Acute Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Services Provided in an Institution for Mental Disease	2/7/2018
18-007	Requirements for Implementing the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment Tool within a Child and Family Team Attachment 1 Attachment 2 Attachment 3	1/25/2018
18-006	Primary Prevention Mid-Year Budget for Fiscal Year 2017-18	2/1/2018
18-005	Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System Case Management for Care Coordination Claiming	3/27/2018
18-004	Implementation of Assembly Bill 395 for Narcotic Treatment Programs	1/10/2018
18-003	Senate Bill 75 (Chapter 18, Statutes of 2015) Paid Claims Report Retrieval	4/30/2018
18-002	Co-Practitioner Claim Submission Requirements	1/10/2018
18-001	Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System Residential Reimbursement	1/4/2018