Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj 2 , 2024
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2024 Kev Cai Lij Choj Summary Ua tiav
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.
Medi-Cal Dental Community Health Worker Services
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.
Muab Kev Nkag Mus thiab Hloov Kho Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv (PATH) Technical Assistance (TA) Kev Ua Lag Luam Round 5 Kev Muag Khoom Muag
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.
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DHCS tab tom nrhiav cov neeg muaj peev xwm thiab txhawb nqa los ua haujlwm xws li:
- Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Kev Cog Lus thiab Kev Sau Npe Sau Npe (CERD) hauv Kev Tshawb Fawb thiab Kev Tshawb Fawb. Tus Thawj Coj yog lub luag haujlwm rau kev npaj, npaj, thiab coj cov dej num rau kev soj ntsuam kev ua raws li cov phiaj xwm kev noj qab haus huv, cov neeg muab kev pabcuam, thiab Cov Tshuaj Medi-Cal Organized Delivery Systems. Tus Thawj Coj tseem ua tus thawj coj txhim kho thiab ua raws li cov cai thiab cov txheej txheem ntsig txog kev ncaj ncees ntawm Medi-Cal thiab lwm yam kev pab cuam DHCS. Cov ntawv thov yuav tsum xa ua ntej lub Kaum Ob Hlis 6.
- Tus Lwm Thawj Coj Tus Lwm Thawj Coj rau Lub Chaw Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Sib Koom Tes los pab ua tus thawj coj hauv kev npaj, kev tsim kho, thiab kev siv DHCS cov phiaj xwm loj uas tsim cov kev sib koom tes sib koom ua ke tshiab tshaj li Medi-Cal, suav nrog lwm cov tuam haujlwm, cov tuam txhab tuav pov hwm kev lag luam, thiab cov neeg tsim kho tshiab hauv kev siv thev naus laus zis thiab kev pab nyiaj txiag, xws li Children and Youth Behavioral-H.O. Kev Ncaj Ncees-Involved Reentry Initiative. Cov ntawv thov yuav tsum xa ua ntej lub Kaum Ob Hlis 13.
DHCS tseem tab tom ntiav rau nws txoj cai tswjfwm kev noj qab haus huv, kev siv thev naus laus zis, thiab lwm pab pawg. Yog xav paub ntxiv, thov mus saib hauv CalCareers lub vev xaib.
Cov Rooj Sib Tham Cov Neeg Koom Tes thiab Webinar yuav los tom ntej
Qhov Kev Pab Txhawb Kev Mloog Lus rau Cov Me Nyuam Webinar
Thaum Lub Kaum Ob Hlis 3, thaum 11 teev sawv ntxov txog 12 teev tsaus ntuj PST, DHCS yuav tuav lub webinar los qhia cov kev taw qhia rau cov tsev neeg thiab cov neeg koom tes hauv zej zog txog kev thov kev pab cuam mloog lus thiab ua kom tau txais txiaj ntsig Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program ib zaug. Yog xav paub ntxiv thiab sau npe ua ntej, thov mus saib ntawm Qhov Kev Pab Hniav Hniav rau Cov Menyuam Yaus lub vev xaib.
PATH Collaborative Planning and Implementation (CPI) Qhov Zoo Tshaj Plaws Webinar
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.
Consumer-Focused Stakeholder Workgroup (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.
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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.
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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.
Tsev Neeg Tshiab PACT Portal tuaj rau lub Ib Hlis 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.