Cov kev hloov tshiab ntawm DHCS cov kev pab cuam, cov cai, cov kev pib ua, thiab cov peev txheej kom cov neeg koom nrog paub thiab koom nrog.​​ 

Xov xwm tshaj plaws​​ 

Postpartum Pathway Concept Paper Charts Txhim kho rau Niam Txiv​​ 

Thaum Lub Xya Hli 31, Txhim Kho Kev Saib Xyuas Tom Qab Yug Me Nyuam Rau Cov Neeg Yug Me Nyuam Hauv California Los Ntawm "Txoj Kev Tom Qab Yug Me Nyuam": Daim Ntawv Qhia Txog Lub Tswv Yim tau tso tawm los teb rau California qhov teeb meem kev noj qab haus huv ntawm niam, lees paub tias feem ntau cov niam uas muaj mob thiab tuag feem ntau tshwm sim thaum lub sijhawm tom qab yug me nyuam. DHCS, koom tes nrog California Department of Public Health, Office of the California Surgeon General, Purchaser Business Group on Health, thiab California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative, tau sib koom ua ke hauv xyoo 2022-2024 los tsim ib txoj hauv kev sib koom tes zoo dua, tsom mus rau tus neeg mob rau kev saib xyuas tom qab yug menyuam. Daim ntawv qhia txog lub tswv yim no piav qhia txog kev sib koom tes ua ke no, thiab nthuav tawm ib qho qauv kho mob uas ntsuas tau thiab txhawb nqa kev saib xyuas tus neeg tag nrho los ntawm kev hais txog ob qho tib si kev kho mob thiab kev sib raug zoo ntawm kev noj qab haus huv. Txawm hais tias nws yog ib qho kev cia siab, Txoj Kev Tom Qab Yug Me Nyuam yog tsim los kom cov phiaj xwm kev noj qab haus huv, cov chaw muab kev pab, thiab cov koom haum hauv zej zog sim ua kom pom tseeb tias ua tau li cas, txhim kho tus qauv, thiab txhawb nqa kev txhim kho mus sij hawm ntev hauv kev saib xyuas tom qab yug me nyuam thoob plaws lub xeev.

Txoj haujlwm no sib haum nrog DHCS txoj Kev Saib Xyuas Menyuam Yug Me Nyuam dav dua, uas piav qhia txog txoj cai thiab qauv kev saib xyuas rau cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal txij li thaum cev xeeb tub mus txog 12 lub hlis tom qab yug menyuam. Ua ib feem ntawm qhov kev siv zog no, DHCS tau sib sau ua ke ib pawg neeg ua haujlwm tom qab yug menyuam uas muaj ntau haiv neeg los pab tsim lub hauv paus kev kho mob ntawm Txoj Kev Tom Qab Yug Menyuam.​​ 

Kev hloov kho tshiab​​ 

Hloov Kho Kev Taw Qhia rau Medi-Cal thiab Tsev Neeg PACT Cov Chaw Pabcuam ntawm HR 1 Kev Ua Haujlwm​​ 

Vim yog qhov cuam tshuam ntawm cov lus txib tshiab kawg ntawm lub tsev hais plaub rau kev siv HR 1, Tshooj 71113, Kev Them Nyiaj rau Tsoom Fwv Tebchaws rau Cov Chaw Txwv Tsis Pub Ua, DHCS tau tshaj tawm tsab ntawv All Plan Letter (APL) 25-011 uas tau hloov kho tshiab. Tsab ntawv no muab cov lus qhia rau Medi-Cal cov phiaj xwm kev saib xyuas kev noj qab haus huv txog kev tswj hwm kev them nyiaj rau Medi-Cal thiab Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment Program (Family PACT) cov neeg muab kev pab uas yuav raug cuam tshuam los ntawm HR 1. APL kuj muab cov lus qhia txog qhov cuam tshuam ntawm cov lus txib ntawm lub tsev
plaub rau kev siv Tshooj 71113
DHCS lees paub tias qhov xwm txheej no tab tom hloov pauv sai sai thiab yuav siv cov cai thiab cov kev hloov kho tshiab kom ua raws li HR 1 thiab txhua qhov kev txiav txim plaub ntug uas siv tau. DHCS yuav txuas ntxiv mus sib txuas lus cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv rau Cov Chaw Txwv Tsis Pub Siv los ntawm nws cov kev sib txuas lus tsis tu ncua thiab cov lus qhia tshiab txog txoj cai. DHCS cog lus tias yuav ua kom txhua tus tswv cuab ntawm Medi-Cal thiab cov neeg siv khoom ntawm Family PACT tau txais kev pab txhawb nqa kev npaj tsev neeg thiab kev noj qab haus huv ntawm kev yug me nyuam kom tau txais kev pab thaum ua raws li txhua yam uas tsoomfwv xav tau. Yog koj muaj lus nug txog cov lus qhia no, thov email rau DHCS' Office of Family Planning ntawm OFPStakeholder@dhcs.ca.gov.​​ 

DHCS Tshaj Tawm High-Fidelity Wraparound Concept Paper​​ 

On July 31, DHCS released the High-Fidelity Wraparound Concept Paper for public comment. The paper describes the initial vision for Medi-Cal High-Fidelity Wraparound payment and monitoring policies and associated updated standards for service delivery in both Medi-Cal and the Behavioral Health Services Act, in alignment with national standards and state best practices. DHCS invites the public to comment on the concepts presented in the paper and provide responses to the specific questions for stakeholder input. Comments may be submitted to BH-CONNECT@dhcs.ca.gov by 5 p.m. PDT on August 28.​​ 

DHCS Awards Local Emergency Services Agencies​​ 

Thaum Lub Yim Hli 1, DHCS tau muab $ 800,000 rau ob Lub Chaw Pabcuam Kho Mob Thaum Muaj Xwm Ceev Hauv Zos los txhawb kev nkag mus rau kev kho mob siv opioid uas tau lees paub tias muaj kev phom sij tsawg rau cov neeg mob hauv qhov chaw pabcuam kho mob thaum muaj xwm ceev (EMS) uas muaj feem yuav siv tshuaj ntau dhau thiab feem ntau tsis muaj kev nkag mus rau cov kev pabcuam hauv lwm qhov chaw. Cov nyiaj pab, uas tau muab los ntawm kev pab nyiaj thib ob los ntawm Emergency Medical Services Buprenorphine Use Pilot Program (EMSBUP), tau mus rau Alameda County EMS Agency thiab Sacramento County EMS Agency. Cov nyiaj no yuav pab ob lub koom haum no daws teeb meem kev siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv ua ib qho mob ceev uas kho tau, siv cov kws kho mob los txheeb xyuas thiab kho cov neeg mob uas yuav tau txais txiaj ntsig los ntawm cov tshuaj rau kev kho mob kev quav yeeb quav tshuaj. Cov nyiaj txiag yuav raug siv los pab cov koom haum ua ntej tsev kho mob siv EMSBUP; sib koom tes nrog cov neeg taw qhia kom muab kev sib txuas rau cov kev xaiv saib xyuas rau cov neeg mob EMS uas muaj kev siv tshuaj opioid tsis raug; muab ib lub kaw lus rau cov neeg mob uas kos npe tawm tsam cov lus qhia kho mob kom muaj kev nkag mus rau cov kev xaiv kho mob sab nraud; thiab sau cov ntaub ntawv tsis qhia npe rau kev tshawb fawb thiab cov ntsuas kev ua tau zoo txhua hli los ntsuas qhov ua tau zoo ntawm tus qauv kho mob EMSBUP. Qhov project no yuav khiav txij lub Cuaj Hlis 1, 2025, mus txog rau lub Rau Hli 30, 2027.​​ 

Txoj Kev Pab Nyiaj Tshiab los nthuav dav Doula Care Access hauv California​​ 

MOMS Orange County tau raug xaiv los ua tus neeg nruab nrab nyiaj txiag los faib $ 382,500 hauv cov khoom plig rau cov koom haum hauv zej zog, doula hubs, thiab cov koom haum doula thoob plaws California. Cov khoom plig no yog tsim los nthuav kev nkag mus rau kev saib xyuas doula zoo, muaj kev hwm, thiab paub txog kev raug mob rau cov pej xeem Medi-Cal. Cov nyiaj pab yuav txhawb nqa ntawm 10 thiab 14 qhov khoom plig, txhua qhov txij li $ 25,000 txog $ 35,000, rau cov haujlwm xws li kev nrhiav neeg ua haujlwm doula, kev cob qhia, kev pab them nqi Medi-Cal, thiab cov kev pib uas qhia cov doulas rau cov kev pabcuam kev noj qab haus huv pej xeem, cov kws kho mob, thiab cov koom haum hauv zej zog uas tsom mus rau cov kev pabcuam kev noj qab haus huv ntawm niam.

Cov ntawv thov yuav tsum xa ua ntej Lub Yim Hli 22 thaum 12 teev tsaus ntuj PDT. Cov lus tshaj tawm txog qhov khoom plig yuav ua rau lub Yim Hli 27, thiab lub sijhawm nyiaj txiag yuav kav ntev li 90 hnub. Ua ib qho khoom plig txhim kho, cov nyiaj pab no yog tsim los txhawb cov haujlwm uas twb tau ua lawm. Yuav muab qhov tseem ceeb rau cov koom haum uas ua haujlwm rau thaj chaw uas muaj kev tsis sib luag ntawm kev noj qab haus huv ntawm leej niam thiab cov uas muaj peev xwm cob qhia cov doulas kom muab kev saib xyuas uas muaj kev hwm thiab paub txog kev raug mob hauv ntau hom lus. Lub sijhawm ua haujlwm pabcuam kev txawj ntse rau tus neeg thov yuav muaj nyob rau lub Yim Hli 8 thaum 11:30 sawv ntxov. PDT. Ua ke, peb tuaj yeem ua haujlwm kom ntseeg tau tias txhua tus pej xeem Medi-Cal muaj kev nkag mus rau kev saib xyuas doula uas tsim nyog rau kev pheej hmoo, kab lis kev cai thoob plaws lub xeev.​​ 

Koom nrog peb pab neeg​​ 

DHCS tab tom nrhiav cov neeg muaj peev xwm thiab txhawb nqa los ua haujlwm xws li:​​ 

• Tus Lwm Thawj Coj (ADD), Chaw Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Cai Lij Choj thiab Tsoomfwv (LGA). Tus ADD pab tus Lwm Thawj Coj ntawm LGA nrog kev coj ua DHCS cov haujlwm tsim cai lij choj, suav nrog kev tsim, kev txhim kho, thiab kev tsim cov cai lij choj thiab cov nyiaj txiag ntsig txog kev tswj hwm. Tsis tas li ntawd xwb, ADD pab tsim thiab soj ntsuam cov lus pom zoo txog kev cai lij choj txog kev siv nyiaj txhua xyoo uas cuam tshuam rau Lub Chaw Haujlwm. Cov ntawv thov yuav tsum xa tuaj rau lub Yim Hli 20.​​ 
• Tus Thawj Coj, Chav Haujlwm Zoo thiab Kev Ncaj Ncees Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv (QHED). Tus Thawj Coj ntawm QHED, hauv Kev Tswj Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Zoo thiab Pej Xeem, coj DHCS cov kev kho mob zoo thiab kev ncaj ncees, kev ntsuam xyuas, kev lees paub, thiab kev siv zog txhim kho. Tus Thawj Coj ntawm QHED kuj tseem muaj lub luag haujlwm los tsim thiab siv cov cai thiab cov txheej txheem ntsig txog kev kho mob zoo thiab kev ncaj ncees ntawm kev noj qab haus huv thiab kev ua kom ntseeg tau (kev ua raws li / kev saib xyuas). Cov ntawv thov yuav tsum xa tuaj rau lub Yim Hli 15.​​ 
• Senior Assistant Chief Counsel (ACC), Fiscal, Financing, and Privacy Branch. The Senior ACC, within the Office of Legal Services, oversees the development and application of legal advice and policy to support DHCS’ fiscal, financial, and privacy-related matters. This Senior ACC also provides legal advice and direction related to financing, rate setting, and third-party collections for the state’s Medi-Cal program. Applications must be submitted by August 15.​​ 

DHCS is also hiring for its accounting, behavioral health, dental, and other teams. For more information, please visit the CalCareers website.​​ 

Cov Rooj Sib Tham Cov Neeg Koom Tes thiab Webinar yuav los tom ntej​​ 

DHCS tshaj tawm cov rooj sib tham pej xeem yav tom ntej ntawm Daim Ntawv Teev Npe ntawm Cov Txheej Txheem. DHCS muab cov kev pabcuam pub dawb, suav nrog kev txhais lus, kev sau npe hauv lub sijhawm, thiab hloov pauv cov ntaub ntawv sib tham. Txhawm rau thov cov kev pabcuam, thov xa email rau DHCS ntawm tus email chaw nyob uas tsim nyog tsawg kawg kaum hnub ua haujlwm ua ntej lub rooj sib tham.​​ 

Behavioral Health Transformation Quality and Equity Advisory Committee Webinar​​ 

Thaum Lub Yim Hli 12, txij 11 teev sawv ntxov txog 1 teev tav su PDT, DHCS yuav tuav lub rooj sib tham hauv online rau pej xeem rau Pawg Neeg Saib Xyuas Kev Hloov Pauv Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Zoo thiab Kev Ncaj Ncees (QEAC) (yuav tsum tau sau npe ua ntej). Thaum lub rooj sib tham, cov tswv cuab ntawm pawg neeg tuaj yeem koom tes thiab muab cov lus taw qhia txog DHCS txoj haujlwm los ntsuas thiab soj ntsuam qhov zoo thiab kev ua tau zoo ntawm cov kev pabcuam kev noj qab haus huv thiab cov kev pab cuam hauv California. Cov neeg tuaj koom yuav muaj peev xwm muab cov lus qhia ncaj qha rau DHCS siv qhov tshwj xeeb Q&A. Mus saib nplooj ntawv web Behavioral Health Transformation Stakeholder Engagement kom paub ntau ntxiv txog QEAC webinars thiab lwm cov peev txheej ntxiv. Thov xa cov lus nug ntsig txog Kev Hloov Pauv Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv thiab/lossis cov kev cob qhia hauv web ntawm QEAC mus rau BHTinfo@dhcs.ca.gov.​​ 

Lub Rooj Sib Tham Behavioral Health Task Force​​ 

Thaum Lub Yim Hli 13 thaum 10 teev sawv ntxov. PDT, California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) Behavioral Health Task Force yuav tuav nws lub rooj sib tham thaum Lub Yim Hli (yuav tsum sau npe ua ntej rau kev tuaj koom virtual). Cov txheej txheem suav nrog kev sib tham txog lub ntsiab lus "Kev Hloov Pauv Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv - Vaj Tse Yog Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv," uas muaj cov kws tshaj lij hauv kev kho mob, txoj cai vaj tse, thiab cov kev pabcuam kev noj qab haus huv ntawm lub nroog. Lub rooj sib tham kuj tseem yuav suav nrog kev sib tham txog kev siv Txoj Cai 1 thiab Txoj Cai Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Kev Coj Tus Kheej, ua raws li kev hloov tshiab thiab kev tawm tswv yim rau pej xeem. Lub rooj sib tham no qhib rau pej xeem thiab yuav muaj nyob rau ntawm lub tsev Clifford L. Allenby, 1215 O Street, Sacramento, hauv chav sib tham 110A thiab 110B. Yog koj muaj lus nug lossis lus tawm tswv yim, thov xa email rau BehavioralHealthTaskForce@chhs.ca.gov.​​ 

CalAIM Lub Rooj Sib Tham Txog Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Tus Cwj Pwm​​ 

On August 14, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. PDT, DHCS will host the CalAIM and Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT) Behavioral Health Workgroup meeting (advance registration required). The meeting will provide updates on High Fidelity Wraparound services. Workgroup members are invited to provide feedback during the meeting, which is open to the public. Please see the agenda for more details. For questions or comments, please email bhcalaim@dhcs.ca.gov.​​ 

Medi-Cal Dental Statewide Stakeholder Meeting​​ 

Thaum Lub Yim Hli 14, txij 1 txog 3 teev tsaus ntuj PDT, DHCS yuav tuav lub rooj sib tham Medi-Cal Dental Statewide Stakeholder. DHCS yuav qhia cov xov xwm tshiab thiab cov ntaub ntawv hais txog cov haujlwm tshiab thiab cov haujlwm uas yuav los tom ntej. Lub rooj sib tham no kuj muab rau cov neeg koom nrog kev kho hniav nrog lub rooj sib tham los qhia cov tswv yim nrog pab pawg Medi-Cal Dental uas tuaj yeem pab txhim kho kev xa cov kev pabcuam kho mob qhov ncauj. Cov ntaub ntawv ntawm lub rooj sib tham yuav raug tshaj tawm rau ntawm nplooj ntawv web ntawm Medi-Cal Dental Statewide Stakeholder Meeting. Cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv yuav raug tshaj tawm rau ntawm nplooj ntawv web ua ntej lub rooj sib tham lossis sai li sai tau thaum lawv muaj. Thov xa koj cov lus nug mus rau dental@dhcs.ca.gov.​​ 

CalHHS CARE Act Working Group Meeting​​ 

On August 27, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT, CalHHS will hold its Community Assistance, Recovery & Empowerment (CARE) Act Working Group meeting. The meeting will feature a presentation and discussion about the recently released 2025 CARE Act Annual Report, which details the CARE Act’s early progress in connecting Californians with serious mental illness to treatment, housing, and hope. There will also be a panel discussion on the Role of Peers in CARE, as well as updates on implementation and recent activities. Please see the CARE Act Working Group website for more information.​​ 

Hauv Case Koj Tsis Tau Nws​​ 

DHCS tau tshaj tawm CalAIM Cov Lus Qhia Ntawv thiab pib Lub Sijhawm Tshaj Tawm rau pej xeem​​ 

On July 23, DHCS released the Continuing the Transformation of Medi-Cal Concept Paper, which outlines DHCS’ vision and goals for the five years, starting in 2027, after key federal waivers that authorize California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) expire in December 2026. The concept paper outlines recent progress, current priorities, and the Department’s long-term vision to strengthen and sustain Medi-Cal as a person-centered, equity-driven system. The 30-day public comment period will run from July 23 to August 22, with feedback accepted via email at 1115Waiver@dhcs.ca.gov.​​ 

Kev Taw Qhia Tsoom Fwv Teb Chaws Txiav: Kev nthuav qhia nrog CalHHS​​ 

Tom qab kev kos npe rau HR 1 los ua txoj cai lij choj, California txuas ntxiv nws lub hom phiaj los tiv thaiv kev noj qab haus huv thiab kev nyob zoo ntawm txhua tus neeg California. Saib ib qho kev nthuav qhia tseem ceeb txog seb cov kev hloov pauv no yuav cuam tshuam li cas rau cov neeg California uas muaj tus Thawj Coj DHCS Michelle Baass, Tus Tuav Ntaub Ntawv CalHHS Kim Johnson, Tus Thawj Coj ntawm California Department of Social Services Jennifer Troia, thiab Tus Thawj Coj ntawm Covered California Jessica Altman.​​ 

Kalifonias nthuav tawm Ob Txoj Haujlwm Pabcuam Kev Cuam Tshuam Tshiab los txhawb Medi-Cal Cov Neeg Ua Haujlwm​​ 

As part of California’s Mental Health for All Initiative, the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) launched two new programs to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, particularly in Medi-Cal settings where access to care is most urgent. The Medi-Cal Behavioral Health Student Loan Repayment Program and Medi-Cal Behavioral Health Residency Training Program are the first two of five planned programs, representing a major step in expanding access to care that is responsive to the needs of California’s diverse communities. Approved through a federal Section 1115 Medicaid waiver and implemented in partnership with DHCS, the BH-CONNECT Workforce Initiative supports training, recruitment, and retention of behavioral health professionals who serve Medi-Cal and uninsured Californians. The application cycles close on August 15, 2025.​​