July 15, 2024 – Stakeholder Update
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Family PACT Hloov Kho Tus Muab Kev Sau Npe thiab Txoj Cai Lij Choj
On July 16, DHCS will publish updates to the Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (PACT) program’s provider enrollment policy regarding site certifier roles and responsibilities, provider orientation, and required training for site certifiers and practitioners. Additional information will be available on the Family PACT Provider Enrollment webpage and Family PACT Policies, Procedures, and Billing Instructions Manual, Provider Enrollment and Responsibilities section.
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DHCS tab tom nrhiav ib tus neeg txawj ntse, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog kev txhawb siab rau ib tus neeg los ua:
- Assistant Deputy Director for Behavioral Health to provide management and support in implementing behavioral health initiatives designed to achieve equitable health care outcomes and ensure consistent access to high-quality mental health and substance use disorder care. (Final filing date: July 19)
DHCS is also hiring for its human resources, auditing, health policy, information technology, and other teams. For more information, please visit the CalCareers website.
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Lub hom phiaj tus nqi nce ntxiv - Tus kws kho mob Webinar
On July 17, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. PDT, DHCS will host a provider webinar (advance registration required) to answer questions about the calendar year 2024 targeted provider rate increases.
On June 20, DHCS published requirements, through All Plan Letter 24-007, necessary for Medi-Cal managed care plans to implement targeted provider rate increases in calendar year 2024. For additional information, please see the DHCS Medi-Cal Targeted Provider Rate Increases and Investments website.
Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) / Behavioral Health (BH)-SAC Lub Rooj Sib Tham
Thaum Lub Xya Hli 24, txij 9:30 sawv ntxov txog 3 teev tsaus ntuj PDT, DHCS yuav tuav lub rooj sib tham SAC/BH-SAC (yuav tsum tau sau npe ua ntej) ntawm 1700 K Street (chav sib tham hauv pem teb thib ib 17.1014), Sacramento.
SAC muab cov tswv yim tseem ceeb rau DHCS rau kev siv zog ua haujlwm ntawm California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) thiab pab DHCS txuas ntxiv nws cov kev siv zog los muab kev saib xyuas zoo thiab ncaj ncees. BH-SAC muab cov tswv yim rau DHCS txog kev ua ub ua no txog kev noj qab haus huv ntawm tus cwj pwm thiab tau tsim los ua ib feem ntawm kev siv zog txuas ntxiv mus rau kev koom ua ke ntawm kev noj qab haus huv ntawm tus cwj pwm nrog rau lub cev kho mob loj dua. Nws suav nrog cov pab pawg uas twb muaj lawm uas tau muab lus qhia rau DHCS txog cov ncauj lus txog kev noj qab haus huv ntawm tus cwj pwm. Yog xav paub ntxiv, thov xa email rau SACinquiries@dhcs.ca.gov lossis BehavioralHealthSAC@dhcs.ca.gov.
Kev Pabcuam Ambassador Webinar
Thaum Lub Xya Hli 25, txij 11 txog 11:30 sawv ntxov PDT, DHCS yuav tuav lub rooj sib tham hauv web txog Coverage Ambassadors (yuav tsum tau sau npe ua ntej). Cov kev sib tham yuav xav txog qhov kev sib tw txiav txim siab dua qhov tsim nyog ntawm Medi-Cal uas tau xaus rau lub Tsib Hlis 31, 2024. Cov ntaub ntawv txog kev sib ntsib,suav nrog qhov txuas webinar, yuav raug tshaj tawm rau ntawm nplooj ntawv web DHCS Coverage Ambassadors . Yog xav paub ntxiv, thov xa email rau Ambassadors@dhcs.ca.gov.
Kev Sib Tham 64 Pawg Neeg Tawm Tswv Yim
On July 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. PDT, DHCS will host the Proposition 64 Advisory Group (Prop 64 AG) meeting at The Center at Sierra Health Foundation, 1321 Garden Highway, Suite 210, Sacramento. Meeting information, including the agenda, webinar link, and additional materials, will be posted on the Prop 64 AG webpage and emailed to Prop 64 AG members.
Lub rooj sib tham yuav muab cov xov xwm tshiab txog tus qauv kev xav thiab kev ntsuam xyuas ntawm Elevate Youth California (EYC), ib qho kev pab cuam thoob plaws lub xeev uas tsim los daws cov teeb meem kev siv tshuaj yeeb los ntawm kev nqis peev rau kev coj noj coj ua ntawm cov tub ntxhais hluas thiab kev koom tes hauv zej zog rau cov tub ntxhais hluas ntawm cov xim thiab 2S/LGBTQIA+ cov tub ntxhais hluas hnub nyoog 12 txog 26 xyoo nyob hauv cov zej zog uas cuam tshuam ntau los ntawm kev ua tsov rog tawm tsam tshuaj yeeb. Thaum lub rooj sib tham, tus neeg tau txais nyiaj pab los ntawm EYC yuav nthuav qhia txog kev ua haujlwm nrog cov tub ntxhais hluas uas nyob hauv cov zej zog no thiab hais txog kev vam meej los ntawm kev koom nrog hauv qhov kev pab cuam EYC.
Lub hom phiaj ntawm Prop 64 AG yog los qhia txog cov qauv tshiab hauv kev siv tshuaj yeeb rau cov tub ntxhais hluas, muab cov lus qhia rau DHCS txog cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws hauv kev tiv thaiv kev siv tshuaj yeeb rau cov tub ntxhais hluas, thiab muab cov lus taw qhia txog kev ntsuam xyuas, kev siv, thiab kev soj ntsuam ntawm Youth Education Prevention, Early Intervention and Treatment Account (YEPEITA) uas tau txais nyiaj los ntawm kev pab cuam. DHCS tau tsim EYC hauv xyoo 2019 thiab, txog niaj hnub no, tau muab ntau dua $ 257.7 lab los ntawm 365 qhov nyiaj pab nrog tsib qhov kev pab nyiaj rau tus qauv, peb qhov kev pab nyiaj rau kev txhim kho peev xwm, thiab ib qho kev pab nyiaj txiag tshiab. Tam sim no EYC ua haujlwm hauv 55 ntawm 58 lub nroog. Yog xav paub ntxiv, thov mus saib lub vev xaib EYC lossis xa email rau elevateyouthca@shfcenter.org.
Tswv yim 1 Kev Hloov Tus Cwj Pwm Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv Kev Hloov Pej Xeem Kev Mloog
On July 30, from 1 to 2 p.m. PDT, DHCS will host a public listening session on substance use disorder services available under the Behavioral Health Services Act. In March 2024, California voters passed Proposition 1, which includes the Behavioral Health Services Act and Behavioral Health Bond. During the session, which is open to the public, attendees can comment on the guidance DHCS is developing for substance use disorder funding. Visit the Behavioral Health Transformation webpage for more information about the public listening sessions and additional resources. Please send questions related to Behavioral Health Transformation and/or the public listening sessions to BHTinfo@dhcs.ca.gov. Additionally, please sign up for Behavioral Health Transformation updates.
Updated Medi-Cal Established Place of Business Enrollment Requirements and Procedures for Licensed Midwives and Certified Nurse Midwives – Webinar
On August 1, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. PDT, DHCS will hold a public stakeholder hearing via webinar (advance registration required) to discuss the regulatory provider bulletin entitled “Updated Medi-Cal Established Place of Business Enrollment Requirements and Procedures for Licensed Midwives and Certified Nurse Midwives.” Effective September 17, 2024, individual licensed midwife and certified nurse midwife providers may report an “administrative location” as their service address, and that administrative location will be exempt from certain established place of business requirements.
Cov lus tawm tswv yim, cov lus nug, lossis cov lus qhia sau tuaj yeem xa tuaj thaum lub rooj sib hais hauv kev sib tham hauv webinar. Rau cov neeg uas tuaj koom tsis tau, cov lus tawm tswv yim yuav tsum xa tuaj ua ntej 5 teev tsaus ntuj rau lub Yim Hli 1 kom thiaj li txiav txim siab tshaj tawm. Thaum xa cov lus tawm tswv yim ua ntawv sau, thov xyuas kom meej tias tus neeg tawm tswv yim thiab lub koom haum / koom haum uas sawv cev tau raug txheeb xyuas hauv cov lus tawm tswv yim. Cov lus tawm tswv yim sau ntawv yuav tsum xa mus rau DHCSPEDStakeholder@dhcs.ca.gov. Raws li cov lus tawm tswv yim pej xeem tau txais, DHCS yuav tshaj tawm tsab ntawv xov xwm kawg rau ntawm Medi-Cal thiab DHCS lub vev xaib.
Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program (HACCP) Webinar rau Cov Kws Kho Mob thiab Cov Kws Kho Hniav
On August 15, from 12 to 1 p.m. PDT, DHCS will host its quarterly HACCP webinar for medical providers and hearing professionals. For more information and to pre-register, please visit DHCS’ HACCP webpage.
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Cov peev txheej tshiab rau kev hloov pauv tus cwj pwm kev noj qab haus huv
DHCS tau tso tawm cov peev txheej tshiab los pab cov tsoomfwv hauv zos thiab cov neeg koom nrog nrhiav kev hloov pauv kev noj qab haus huv ntawm California, tseem hu ua Proposition 1. Cov peev txheej suav nrog cov ntaubntawv kaw thiab cov ntawv qhia los ntawm DHCS lub rooj sib tham hauv web thaum Lub Rau Hli 3 txog Kev Hloov Pauv Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv ntawm Tus Kheej. Lub rooj sib tham hauv online, uas muaj cov lus nthuav qhia los ntawm DHCS, California Health & Human Services Agency, Department of Housing and Community Development, thiab California Department of Veterans Affairs, tau muab ib qho kev piav qhia txog cov kev cai ntawm Proposition 1, cov ntsiab lus tseem ceeb ntawm kev siv, thiab cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv. Lwm cov peev txheej tshiab muaj nyob rau ntawm nplooj ntawv web Behavioral Health Transformation suav nrog daim ntawv qhia txog qhov tseeb thiab kev piav qhia txog Behavioral Health Bond: Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 1 thiab 2.