Lub Ib Hlis 6, 2025
Xov xwm tshaj plaws
CMS Xaiv DHCS rau Txoj Kev Hloov Pauv Rau Niam Txiv Tus Qauv
On January 6, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved California’s participation in its Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation’s Transforming Maternal Health (TMaH) Model, a ten-year Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) delivery and payment model designed to test whether effective implementation of evidence-informed interventions, sustained by a value-based payment (VBP) model, can improve maternal outcomes and reduce program expenditures for Medicaid and CHIP.
DHCS yuav siv Tus Qauv TMaH hauv tsib lub nroog: Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, thiab Tulare. Thaj chaw no yog ib qho ntawm cov feem pua ntawm kev tuag los ntawm kev cev xeeb tub siab tshaj plaws hauv California, thiab C-sections thiab cov nqi ntawm kev nyuaj siab ua ntej yug menyuam thiab tom qab yug menyuam siab dua li qhov nruab nrab thoob plaws lub xeev. Kuj tseem muaj kev xav tau ntau dua rau cov neeg muab kev pab saib xyuas kev yug menyuam thiab cov kev pabcuam kev noj qab haus huv hauv zej zog piv rau lwm thaj chaw hauv California.
Tus Qauv TMaH yog ib feem ntawm California txoj kev cog lus dav dua los daws teeb meem kev sib txawv ntawm haiv neeg thiab pawg neeg hauv kev noj qab haus huv ntawm niam thiab xyuas kom meej tias txhua tus poj niam cev xeeb tub, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog cov neeg nyob hauv cov zej zog uas muaj nyiaj tsawg, tau txais kev txhawb nqa uas lawv xav tau kom muaj kev nyab xeeb thaum cev xeeb tub thiab yug menyuam.
Tam sim no Qhib: Muab Kev Nkag Mus Nkag thiab Hloov Kho Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv (PATH) Kev Muaj Peev Xwm thiab Cov Txheej Txheem Hloov Kho, Kev nthuav dav, thiab Kev Txhim Kho (CITED) Daim Ntawv Thov Round 4
Thaum Lub Ib Hlis 6, DHCS tau qhib lub qhov rais thov PATH CITED Round 4. Lub hom phiaj PATH CITED muab nyiaj txiag los tsim kom muaj peev xwm thiab cov khoom siv rau cov neeg koom tes hauv zej zog, suav nrog cov koom haum hauv zej zog, tsev kho mob, cov koom haum hauv nroog, Cov Pab Pawg Neeg, thiab lwm tus, kom koom nrog Medi-Cal tau zoo. Yuav luag $158 lab muaj rau Qhov Thib 4. Lub sijhawm kawg rau kev thov nyiaj pab PATH CITED Qhov Thib 4 yog 11:59 teev tsaus ntuj PST rau lub Peb Hlis 7, 2025. Cov ntaub ntawv qhia thiab daim ntawv thov tuaj yeem nrhiav tau los ntawm kev mus saib PATH CITED nplooj ntawv web. Thov xa cov lus nug rau cited@ca-path.com.
Kev hloov kho tshiab
BH-CONNECT Cov Ntaub Ntawv Pov Thawj-Raws Li Txoj Cai Qhia Txog Txoj Cai
DHCS tab tom nrhiav kev tawm tswv yim txog DRAFT Behavioral Health Information Notice (BHIN) 25-XXX Coverage of Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT) Evidence-Based Practices thiab DRAFT BH-CONNECT Evidence-Based Practices Policy Guide. Thov xa koj cov lus taw qhia mus rau BH-CONNECT@dhcs.ca.gov ua ntej 11:59 teev tsaus ntuj PST rau lub Ib Hlis 10.
Raws li qhov kev pib BH-CONNECT, DHCS yuav nthuav dav kev pabcuam ntawm cov kev coj ua raws li pov thawj (EBP) muaj nyob rau hauv Medi-Cal, suav nrog Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Forensic ACT, Coordinated Specialty Care rau First-Episode Psychosis, Individual Placement and Support Model of Supported Employment, Enhanced Community Health Worker Services, thiab Clubhouse Services.
The draft BHIN describes how county behavioral health plans, inclusive of mental health plans and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) plans, and DMC programs can opt in to cover one or more BH-CONNECT EBPs and provides guidance on billing and claiming requirements for BH-CONNECT EBPs. The draft BH-CONNECT EBP Policy Guide provides operational guidance to support implementation of the BH-CONNECT EBPs, including an overview of the evidence base for each EBP and best practices for staffing teams, delivering covered services, and coordinating with other services and supports. For more information, please visit the BH-CONNECT webpage.
Hloov mus rau Tsev Neeg Tshiab PACT Portal
On January 13, DHCS’ Family Planning, Access, Care and Treatment (PACT) program’s client eligibility and enrollment transaction services will transition from the Health Access Programs Client Eligibility System to a new Family PACT portal. To support Family PACT providers during this transition, Family PACT 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 its launch.
PATH Technical Assistance (TA) Marketplace Round 5 Tus neeg muag khoom thov
On January 1, DHCS opened the PATH TA Marketplace Round 5 vendor application. The deadline to apply is January 31. 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 it will focus on services for the following provider types: rural providers, Tribal and Indian health care 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. Please visit the TA Marketplace Vendor webpage to access the guidance documents and to apply. Please submit questions to ta-marketplace@ca-path.com.
PATH Collaborative Planning and Implementation (CPI) Kev Ua Zoo Tshaj Plaws Webinar Cov Ntaub Ntawv thiab Cov Ntaub Ntawv
Thaum Lub Kaum Ob Hlis 6, 2024, DHCS tau tuav lub rooj sib tham hauv online rau pej xeem, Kev Koom Tes Hauv Tsev Kho Mob hauv California Kev Txhim Kho thiab Kev Tsim Kho Medi-Cal (CalAIM): Kev Txhawb Nqa Kev Sib Txuas rau Kev Tswj Xyuas Kev Kho Mob Zoo Dua (ECM) Ntawm Cov Tswv Cuab Medi-Cal Tsim Nyog. Lub rooj sib tham hauv webinar tau tham txog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm cov tsev kho mob koom tes nrog cov kws kho mob CalAIM hauv lawv cheeb tsam, cov cib fim rau kev koom tes zoo dua ntawm kev npaj tso tawm, thiab cov cib fim rau kev sib pauv tes sov siab ntawm cov neeg ua haujlwm hauv tsev kho mob thiab cov kws kho mob ECM. Cov ntaub ntawv kaw cia rau hauv webinar thiab cov ntaub ntawv txhawb nqa muaj nyob rau hauv ntu "Cov Kev Xyaum Zoo Tshaj Plaws thiab Cov Kev Pabcuam" ntawm nplooj ntawv web PATH CPI. Thov xa cov lus nug rau collaborative@ca-path.com.
Koom nrog peb pab neeg
DHCS is hiring for its accounting, program accountability, contracts, behavioral health, managed care quality and monitoring, provider services, 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
California Children’s Services (CCS) Advisory Group Meeting
Thaum Lub Ib Hlis 8, txij 1 txog 4 teev tsaus ntuj PST, DHCS yuav tuav lub rooj sib tham txhua peb lub hlis ntawm CCS Advisory Group. DHCS thiab CCS Advisory Group koom tes ua ke los xyuas kom meej tias cov menyuam yaus hauv CCS/Whole Child Model (WCM) tau txais kev saib xyuas zoo thiab raws sijhawm. Cov ncauj lus ntawm cov txheej txheem suav nrog kev rov qhia txog CCS 2024 qhov tseem ceeb thiab kev saib ua ntej rau xyoo 2025 thiab cov kev hloov tshiab ntawm WCM kev nthuav dav, Kev Tswj Xyuas Kev Kho Mob Zoo Dua, Medi-Cal Rx, thiab CCS Redesign Performance Measure Quality Subcommittee. Cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv thiab cov ntsiab lus ntawm lub rooj sib tham muaj nyob rau ntawm nplooj ntawv web CCS Advisory Group .
Behavioral Health Transformation Quality and Equity Advisory Committee Webinars
Thaum Lub Ib Hlis 9, txij 9 txog 11 teev sawv ntxov PST, DHCS yuav tuav lub rooj sib tham hauv webinar thib ob ntawm Pawg Neeg Saib Xyuas Kev Hloov Pauv Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Zoo thiab Kev Ncaj Ncees. Thaum Lub Ib Hlis 15, txij 9 txog 11 teev sawv ntxov PST, DHCS yuav tuav lub rooj sib tham hauv webinar thib peb ntawm Pawg Neeg Saib Xyuas Kev Hloov Pauv Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Zoo thiab Kev Ncaj Ncees. Thaum koj sau npe tiav lawm, koj yuav tau txais email lees paub nrog qhov txuas webinar thiab cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv. DHCS zoo siab txuas ntxiv nws txoj kev sib koom tes los ntsuas thiab soj ntsuam qhov zoo thiab kev ua tau zoo ntawm cov kev pabcuam thiab cov kev pab cuam kev noj qab haus huv tus cwj pwm. Cov kev sib tham hauv online rau pej xeem no muab sijhawm rau cov neeg koom nrog los muab cov tswv yim rau DHCS txiav txim siab. Mus saib nplooj ntawv web Behavioral Health Transformation Stakeholder Engagement kom paub ntau ntxiv txog cov webinars thiab lwm cov peev txheej ntxiv. Thov xa cov lus nug txog Kev Hloov Pauv Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv thiab/lossis cov kev cob qhia hauv web mus rau BHTinfo@dhcs.ca.gov.
Doula Implementation Stakeholder Workgroup Meeting
Thaum Lub Ib Hlis 10, txij 10 teev sawv ntxov txog 12 teev tav su PST, DHCS yuav tuav lub rooj sib tham Doula Implementation Stakeholder Workgroup raws li qhov yuav tsum tau ua los ntawm Senate Bill 65 (Tshooj 449, Statutes of 2021). Pawg neeg ua haujlwm no xyuas kom meej tias cov kev pabcuam doula muaj rau cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal uas tsim nyog thiab xav tau cov kev pabcuam doula, txo cov teeb meem thiab kev ncua sijhawm them nyiaj rau Medi-Cal doula lossis them rov qab rau cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal rau cov kev pabcuam doula, muab cov lus qhia rau kev ncav cuag kom txhua tus tswv cuab Medi-Cal uas tsim nyog rau cov kev pabcuam doula paub txog kev xaiv siv cov kev pabcuam doula, thiab pab qhia DHCS daim ntawv qhia rau Pawg Neeg Cai Lij Choj nrog cov ntaub ntawv ntawm cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal siv cov kev pabcuam doula thiab cov lus qhia kom txo cov teeb meem uas tau txheeb xyuas rau cov kev pabcuam doula.
As required by Welfare and Institutions Code section 14131.24, the workgroup will make recommendations to DHCS in a report to be published on the DHCS website by July 1, 2025. For more information about the workgroup, please visit the Doula Implementation Stakeholder Workgroup webpage.
DHCS Lub Rooj Sib Tham Txog Kev Txom Nyem
DHCS koom tes nrog cov zej zog thoob plaws lub xeev los txhawb kev txo qhov kev raug mob thiab kev saib xyuas uas tsis muaj teeb meem ntau, tsom mus rau tus neeg mob hauv California txoj kev kho mob kev siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv. DHCS txhawb kom cov neeg muab kev pab kho mob thiab cov neeg ua haujlwm kho mob siv tshuaj yeeb (xws li cov neeg ua haujlwm pabcuam zej zog, cov phooj ywg, cov neeg ua haujlwm pem hauv ntej, cov thawj tswj xyuas cov ntaub ntawv, cov kws tu mob, cov kws kho mob, thiab txhua tus neeg ua haujlwm hauv qhov chaw kho mob siv tshuaj yeeb) tuaj koom thiab kawm txog cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws los siv cov ntsiab cai ntawm kev txo kev raug mob rau hauv kev kho mob siv tshuaj yeeb. Cov rooj sib tham yuav muaj nyob rau hauv Fresno County (Lub Ib Hlis 23), San Diego County (Lub Ob Hlis 11), thiab Los Angeles County (Lub Ob Hlis 27). Sau npe rau ntawm lub vev xaib ntawm qhov kev tshwm sim.
Kev Pabcuam Ambassador Webinar Series: Kev Ncaj Ncees-Involved Reentry Initiative thiab Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative Update
On January 30, from 11 to 11:45 a.m. PST, DHCS will host a webinar for DHCS Coverage Ambassadors. The topics will include updates on the Justice-Involved Reentry Initiative and Children Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) advance registration required. This session will provide detailed information on justice-involved individuals who are now, or have spent time, in jails, youth correctional facilities, or prisons and who are at higher risk for poor health outcomes, injury, and death than the public. The session will also focus on significant steps California is taking to improve poor health outcomes for individuals as they prepare to reenter their communities by working to ensure they have continuity of coverage upon their release. Additionally, Coverage Ambassadors will learn how early childhood wraparound services will be expanded through the CYBHI, which will provide mental health services to children, youth, and families. Find out more about DHCS Coverage Ambassadors, or sign up to become a Coverage Ambassador.
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DHCS Launch Cal-MAP los txhim kho Kev Kho Mob Rau Cov Hluas
On December 27, 2024, DHCS, in collaboration with the University of California San Francisco, launched the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Access Portal (Cal-MAP), a key component of the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), which is reimagining the systems that support behavioral health for all California children, youth, and their families. Cal-MAP supports California’s primary care providers (PCP) by offering free consultations, training, and resources to help them care for youth ages 0-25 with mental health and substance use issues.
Cal-MAP yog ib qho kev pab cuam saib xyuas kev puas hlwb rau menyuam yaus uas tsim los kom muaj kev nkag tau mus rau kev kho mob hlwb raws sij hawm rau cov tub ntxhais hluas thoob plaws hauv California, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nyob rau hauv cov zej zog uas muaj keeb kwm muaj kev cuam tshuam rau kev nkag mus rau kev saib xyuas. Qhov kev zov me nyuam nthuav dav kom muaj kev ncaj ncees rau cov neeg muaj txiaj ntsig zoo, kev coj noj coj ua uas tsim nyog rau cov hluas kev noj qab haus huv kev puas siab puas ntsws nyob rau hauv qis-stigma, kev cuam tshuam thaum ntxov-tsim qhov chaw kho mob.
Cal-MAP’s interprofessional team of psychiatrists, psychologists, and clinical social workers provides no-cost consultation, education, and resource navigation directly to PCPs. This multi-pronged approach supports the ability of providers to manage common mild-moderate behavioral health conditions within primary care, thereby promoting the integration of pediatric primary and behavioral health care and increasing access to child psychiatry for more complex presentations. PCPs are strongly encouraged to explore resources and opportunities through Cal-MAP. PCPs may contact the Cal-MAP team via phone at 800-253-2103 or email at info@cal-map.org for any questions about registration or services provided.