Xov xwm tshaj plaws

Muaj peev xwm nrhiav nyiaj txiag tseem ceeb muaj los nthuav tawm Kev Pabcuam Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv

Thaum Lub Xya Hli 16, DHCS tau tshaj tawm qhov Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 1: Launch Ready Request for Applications (RFA). Cov koom haum tsim nyog tuaj yeem thov nyiaj pab los tsim, yuav, thiab kho dua tshiab cov vaj tse rau kev pabcuam kev noj qab haus huv rau cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal. DHCS yuav muab nyiaj pab txog li $3.3 billion rau cov haujlwm uas nthuav dav cov chaw kho mob thiab cov kev pabcuam hauv zej zog.

This funding aims to address significant treatment gaps by improving access to behavioral health care. Interested parties can find application instructions on the BHCIP website and submit their applications by December 13, 2024. This initiative, part of Proposition 1, seeks to transform California’s mental health and substance use disorder systems, providing more comprehensive care for the state’s most vulnerable populations. For more information, contact DHCS at BHTinfo@dhcs.ca.gov.

Xeev, Pathway Society Breakground ntawm Santa Clara County Tshuaj Siv Tshuaj Kho Mob

Thaum Lub Xya Hli 18, DHCS thiab Pathway Society tau pib tsim lub chaw kho mob tshiab rau kev siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv hauv Santa Clara County. Lub chaw tshiab no yuav muab cov kev pabcuam tswj kev rho tawm tseem ceeb rau cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal, cov neeg tsis muaj tsev nyob, thiab cov neeg koom nrog hauv txoj cai lij choj. Tau txais nyiaj pab $6.4 lab los ntawm BHCIP, Txoj Kev Pathway for Compassionate Detoxification lub hom phiaj yog kaw qhov sib txawv tseem ceeb hauv kev kho mob hlwb thiab kev siv tshuaj yeeb dej caw.

Qhov project no yog ib feem ntawm California txoj kev thawb kom nthuav dav cov kev pabcuam kev noj qab haus huv ntawm tus cwj pwm, txhawb nqa los ntawm Proposition 1 bonds uas tau teem caij los pab nyiaj rau ntau qhov chaw hauv xyoo 2025 thiab 2026. Lub chaw tshiab no yuav ntxiv 14 lub txaj pw rau kev tswj kev rho tawm, ua rau tag nrho muaj 86 lub, thiab muab cov kev pabcuam dav dav xws li kev tshuaj xyuas, kev sab laj, thiab kev cob qhia.

DHCS Boosts Clinic Capacities for Enhanced Medi-Cal Services

DHCS tau muab $37 lab rau 49 lub tsev kho mob thoob plaws California uas muab kev pabcuam Enhanced Care Management (ECM) thiab Community Supports rau cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal. Cov nyiaj pab no yog ib feem ntawm Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Capacity and Infrastructure, Transition, Expansion, and Development (CITED) Initiative, uas yog lub hom phiaj los txhim kho cov chaw kho mob lub peev xwm los koom nrog hauv Medi-Cal delivery system.

Cov khoom plig no yog tsim los ntawm CITED Round 1 nyiaj txiag ntawm $ 207 lab thiab CITED Round 2 nyiaj txiag ntawm $ 144 lab uas tau tshaj tawm hauv xyoo 2023, uas sawv cev rau tag nrho 58 lub nroog hauv California. ECM thiab Kev Txhawb Nqa Hauv Zej Zog yog qhov tseem ceeb rau kev hloov pauv Medi-Cal, pab cov tswv cuab ntawm Medi-Cal uas xav tau kev pab ntau tshaj plaws los ntawm kev muab kev sib koom tes saib xyuas tus kheej, kev pab cuam vaj tse, thiab lwm yam kev pabcuam hauv zej zog. Cov nyiaj pab los ntawm CITED-Clinics yuav txhawb nqa cov kev pabcuam no los ntawm kev nqis peev rau cov neeg ua haujlwm ntawm cov chaw muab kev pabcuam, cov khoom siv hauv paus, cov txheej txheem thev naus laus zis, thiab kev txhim kho peev xwm.

Cov nyiaj ntxiv CITED Round 3 rau cov neeg thov uas tsis tau txais nyiaj pab kho mob yuav raug tshaj tawm rau lub Yim Hli 2024. Yog xav paub ntxiv txog PATH CITED, thov mus saib lub vev xaib PATH.

Kev Pabcuam Kev Ua Haujlwm Tom Qab CrowdStrike Outage

DHCS tab tom ua haujlwm kom daws tau qhov teeb meem thoob ntiaj teb ntawm lub khoos phis tawj uas cuam tshuam nrog CrowdStrike qhov hloov tshiab uas cuam tshuam rau ntau lub khoos phis tawj Windows thiab cov kab ke thoob plaws lub tebchaws. Peb nkag siab txog qhov tseem ceeb ntawm kev tswj hwm cov kev pabcuam tsis tu ncua thiab ua kom muaj kev ruaj ntseg ntawm peb cov txheej txheem.

Tam sim no, txhua daim ntawv thov rau pej xeem uas cuam tshuam nrog DHCS tau rov zoo los ntawm qhov kev tsis ua haujlwm no. Qhov no suav nrog cov kev pabcuam tseem ceeb uas cov tswv cuab, cov neeg muab kev pabcuam, thiab cov neeg koom nrog vam khom txhua hnub, suav nrog lub vev xaib DHCS, lub vev xaib Medi-Cal, lub vev xaib CalHOPE, Medi-Cal Provider Portal, Medi-Cal Eligibility Database System, MEDSLITE, Pre-Admission Screening thiab Resident Review, thiab MOVEit rau kev hloov pauv cov ntaub ntawv ruaj ntseg. Peb ua tsaug rau koj txoj kev ua siab ntev thiab kev nkag siab thaum lub sijhawm no.

Koom nrog peb pab neeg

DHCS tab tom nrhiav ib tus neeg txawj ntse, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog kev txhawb siab rau ib tus neeg los ua:

• Indian Health Program Coordinator los tsim, siv, koom tes, ua haujlwm, thiab tshuaj xyuas American Indian Health Program rau DHCS. (Hnub kawg ua ntawv thov: Lub Yim Hli 9)

DHCS is hiring for its human resources, auditing, health policy, information technology, 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

Cov phooj ywg nyob rau hauv Kev Kho Mob Ntiag Tug - Noj su thiab Kawm Session

Thaum Lub Xya Hli 23, txij 11 teev sawv ntxov txog 12:30 teev tav su PDT, Pawg Neeg Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv (BHTF) yuav tuav kev noj su thiab kawm txog Peers in the Crisis Care Continuum (yuav tsum tau sau npe ua ntej). Cov pluas su thiab kev kawm yuav muab sijhawm rau cov neeg koom nrog los kawm txog lub luag haujlwm uas cov phooj ywg uas muaj kev paub dhau los ua hauv kev saib xyuas so hauv zej zog hauv California thiab thoob tebchaws, thiab muaj sijhawm los nthuav cov haujlwm ntawm cov phooj ywg thoob plaws tag nrho kev noj qab haus huv.

Cov neeg hais lus yuav suav nrog Keris Myrick (Tus Lwm Thawj Coj ntawm Kev Koom Tes thiab Kev Tsim Kho Tshiab ntawm Inseparable thiab tus tswv tsev podcast ntawm Unapologetically Black Unicorns), John Travers (Tus Thawj Coj Haujlwm ntawm Project Return Peer Support Network), Victoria Ramirez, (Tus Neeg Txhawb Nqa Peer rau Hacienda of Hope thiab Project Return Peer Support Network), thiab Nze Okoronta (Tus Thawj Coj ntawm SOAR Case Management uas saib xyuas Solstice House Peer Run Respite thiab Peer Run Warmline). Yuav muaj cov ntaub ntawv kaw cia rau hauv webinar rau ntawm lub vev xaib BHTF.

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 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 Two-Spirit/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 Cov Nyiaj Pab Txhawb Kev Kawm Rau Cov Tub Ntxhais Hluas, Kev Tiv Thaiv Thaum Ntxov thiab Kev Kho Mob. 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.

Kev Pabcuam Ambassador Webinar

Thaum Lub Xya Hli 25, txij 11 txog 11:45 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.

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.

Cov Kev Cai thiab Cov Txheej Txheem rau Kev Sau Npe Rau Chaw Ua Lag Luam ntawm Medi-Cal uas Tau Tsim Tshiab rau Cov Kws Pab Yug Me Nyuam uas Muaj Ntawv Tso Cai thiab Cov Kws Pab Yug Me Nyuam uas Muaj Ntawv Pov Thawj - 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.

Written comments, questions, or suggestions may be submitted during the hearing in the webinar chat. For those unable to attend, written comments must be submitted by 5 p.m. on August 1 to be considered for publication. When submitting comments in writing, please ensure the commenter and organization/association being represented are both identified in the comments. Written comments should be submitted to DHCSPEDStakeholder@dhcs.ca.gov. Based on the public comments received, DHCS will publish the final bulletin on the Medi-Cal and DHCS websites.

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.

Hauv Case Koj Tsis Tau Nws

Cov peev txheej tshiab rau kev hloov pauv tus cwj pwm kev noj qab haus huv

DHCS released new resources to help local governments and stakeholders navigate California’s Behavioral Health Transformation, also known as Proposition 1. Resources include the recording and presentation slides from DHCS’ June 3 webinar on Behavioral Health Transformation. The webinar, featuring presentations from DHCS, the California Health & Human Services Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Department of Veterans Affairs, provides an overview of Proposition 1 provisions, major implementation milestones, and additional information. Other new resources available on the Behavioral Health Transformation webpage include an overview of the Behavioral Health Bond: BHCIP Round 1 and 2 and information on funding for housing.