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2020 Policy and Procedure Letter

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Number Date Description Attachment
PPL 20-055 December 29, 2020 Duplicate Encounters Under Multiple Target Populations
PPL 20-054 December 17, 2020 LGA Coordinator Responsibilities

PPL 20-053 December 15, 2020
State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2021-22 Annual Participation Prerequisite (APP) for TCM
PPL 20-052 November 10, 2020 Claiming Targeted Case Management (TCM) Costs for the School-Based Medi-Cal Programs
PPL 20-051 November 5, 2020 Notification for Stakeholders Participating in the Local Educational Agency Billing Option Program that the Department Encourages the Coordination of Mental Health Services With Their Respective Special Education Local Plan (SELPA), County Office of Education (COE), County Mental Health Plan (MHP) and Managed Care Organization (MCO).
PPL 20-050 November 4, 2020 CMAA/TCM Perpetual Time Survey Frequency Requirement
PPL 20-049 October 30, 2020 Countywide Averages (CWAs) for the Third Quarter (Q3) of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20 Please contact the CMAA unit to obtain a copy of the CWA worksheet.
PPL 20-048 November 3, 2020 Revised Skilled Professional Medical Personnel (SPMP) Questionnaire DHCS 7206 SPMP Questionnaire
PPL 20-047 October 28, 2020 Notification of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21 Second Quarter (Q2) Time Survey Start Date for CMAA and/or TCM Budget Units with 100 or More Time Survey Participants
PPL 20-046 October 28, 2020 Notification of New Requirements for the Quarter One Time Survey Participant (TSP) List For The Local Educational Agency Medi-Cal Billing Option Program (LEA BOP) Under The Random Moment Time Survey (RMTS) Process
PPL 20-045 October 26, 2020 Notification of Approved California State Plan Amendment (SPA) 16-001 Regarding Targeted Case Management (TCM) Services for the Local Educational Agency Medi-Cal Billing Option Program (LEA BOP)
PPL 20-044 October 23, 2020 Revised Local Public Entity (LPE) Certified Public Expenditure (CPE) Certification for Medi-Cal TCM Non-LGA LPE Certification Statement for TCM
PPL 20-043 October 12, 2020 Notification of Random Moment Time Survey (RMTS) 85% Compliance Policy for School Based Medi-Cal Programs RMTS Compliance Threshold Attachment
PPL 20-041 September 2, 2020 Countywide Averages (CWAs) for the Second Quarter (Q2) of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-2020 Please contact the CMAA unit to obtain a copy of the CWA worksheet.
PPL 20-040 August 26, 2020

Notification of Cost Settlement Process for Specialized Medical Transportation (SMT) in the Local Educational Agency Medi-Cal Billing Option Program (LEA BOP)
PPL 20-039R
November 30, 2021
Notification of New Services and New Practitioners in the Local Educational Agency Medi-Cal Billing Option Program (LEA BOP)
PPL 20-039 August 12, 2020 Notification of New Services and New Practitioners in the Local Educational Agency Medi-Cal Billing Option Program Attachments A&B 
PPL 20-038 August 11, 2020 Notification of Temporary Increase of 6.2 Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP) During The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
PPL 20-037 August 10, 2020 This Policy and Procedure Letter (PPL) notifies LEAs interested in participating in the LEA BOP that the new quarterly enrollment process will begin on January 1, 2021. LEA Enrollment and Timeframe
PPL 20-036 August 6, 2020 Resubmission of updated Medi-Cal Managed Care Health Plan(s) (MCP) Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
PPL 20-035R July 28, 2020 TCM Cost Report Due Date and Instructions for Reporting State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20 Costs
PPL 20-035 July 28, 2020 TCM Cost Report Due Date and Instructions for Reporting State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20 Costs
PPL 20-034 July 28,2020 Alternative RTMS Methodology for School-Based Medi-Cal Administrative Activity Claiming Due to State of Emergency
PPL 20-033 July 24, 2020 Notification of Reinstatement of Targeted Case Management Claiming for the Local Educational Agency Medi-Cal Billing Option Program TCM Form
PPL 20-032 July 28, 2020 Notification of Temporary Increase of 6.2 Percent Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentage (FMAP) during the Public Health Emergency
PPL 20-031 July 24, 2020 Notification of New Requirements for Time Survey Participation Equivalency Requests for the Local Educational Agency Medi-Cal Billing Option Program (LEA BOP) Under the Random Moment Time Survey (RMTS) Process Equivalency Request Form
PPL 20-029 July 8, 2020 Notification of the Expansion of Covered Services Population Under the Local Educational Agency Medi-Cal Billing Option Program (LEA BOP)
PPL 20-028 July 22, 2020 Notification of the Termination of LEAs that failed to submit a Provider Participation Agreement (PPA) For State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020-21
PPL 20-027 July 2, 2020 Implementation of the New Regional Invoice Summary Process
PPL 20-026R November 30, 2020 Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS) Directive for National Provider Identifier (NPI) Verification
PPL 20-026 July 1, 2020 Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS) Directive for National Provider Identifier (NPI) Verification
PPL 20-025 June 30, 2020 One-time Extension to the Time Survey Training Requirement due to the State of Emergency
PPL 20-023 June 23, 2020 Submitting Quarterly Random Moment Time Survey (RMTS) Percentage Results to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) School-Based Medi-Cal Programs: Random Moment Time Survey Percentages
PPL 20-022R October 30, 2020 Notification of Random Moment Time Survey Requirement (RMTS) for the Local Educational Agency Medi-Cal Billing Option Program (LEA BOP) Model 2 Certification
PPL 20-021R June 19, 2020 Countywide Averages (CWAs) for the First Quarter (Q1) of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20
PPL 20-019 June 9, 2020 Guidance Regarding Electronic Submission of Invoices during the COVID-19 State of Emergency
PPL 20-018 June 3, 2020 Beneficiary Notification when LGAs Discontinue Participation in a Target Population Notice Log Template (Excel)
Uniform Notification Template (Word)
PPL 20-017 May 20, 2020 Implementation of the New Regional Invoice Summary Process
PPL 20-015 May 14, 2020 Guidance Regarding Electronic Submission of Invoices during the COVID-19 State of Emergency
PPL 20-014R
May 11, 2020 Local Educational Agency Medi-Cal Billing Option Program (LEA BOP) Telehealth Policy Relative to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
PPL 20-013 May 4, 2020 Revised CMAA Invoice Template
PPL 20-012R  May 5, 2020 Notification of Approved California State Plan Amendment (SPA) 15-021 Regarding LEA BOP Services
PPL 20-011 April 27, 2020 Notification of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20 Fourth Quarter
(Q4) Time Survey Start Date for CMAA and/or TCM Budget Units with
100 or More Time Survey Participants
PPL 20-010

March 10, 2020 Countywide Average (CWA) for the Fourth Quarter (Q4) of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2018-19
PPL 20-009 (Revised) March 24, 2020 Department of Health Care Services’ (DHCS’) Directive for TCM
Encounters Performed during State of Emergency
PPL 20-008 March 9, 2020 Time Survey Participant (TSP) List Certification Statement for the Random Moment Time Survey (RMTS)
PPL 20-006 January 28, 2020 Notification of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2019-20 Third Quarter (Q3) Time Survey Start Date for CMAA and/or TCM Budget Units with 100 or More Time Survey Participants
PPL 20-005 January 22, 2020 California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB) and Managed Care Beneficiary Claims
PPL 20-004R January 10, 2020 Notification of State Plan Amendment (SPA) 15-021 Requirements in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019-20 for Local Educational Agency Providers
PPL 20-003 January 6, 2020 Notification of the Compliance Process for Local Educational Agency Providers that Did Not Submit the Cost and Reimbursement Comparison Schedule for Prior Reporting Years
PPL 20-002 March 9, 2020 Application of MOVEit eTransfer System (MOVEit) in the TMAA Program
PPL 20-001R

October 7, 2022
Application of MOVEit eTransfer System (MOVEit) and Actual Client Count (ACC) Calculation in the CMAA Program
PPL 20-001 March 13, 2020 Application of MOVEit eTransfer System (MOVEit) in the CMAA Program