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Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT) Kev Qhia Ntxiv Ntxiv

Thaum Lub Xya Hli 26, DHCS tau xa ib daim ntawv ntxiv rau Tshooj 1115 BH-CONNECT Demonstration uas tseem tab tom tos raws li Tshooj 1115 ntawm Social Security Act kom txhawb nqa kev saib xyuas rau cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal uas muaj teeb meem kev noj qab haus huv loj heev. 

Through the BH-CONNECT addendum, California seeks to further expand the care continuum for Medi-Cal members with the most complex behavioral health issues and risk factors. Specifically, California proposes to enable county behavioral health plans to opt into one or both of two new opportunities tailored to the unique needs of Medi-Cal members who live with the most complex and significant behavioral health conditions:

• Kev Pabcuam Hauv Zej Zog Kev Hloov Pauv Hauv Kev Sib Tham los txhawb cov tib neeg uas muaj tus cwj pwm tseem ceeb hauv kev noj qab haus huv uas muaj kev nyob ntev ntev hauv cov tsev kawm ntawv rov qab los rau hauv zej zog. 
• Chav thiab Rooj Tswjhwm Saib nyob rau hauv Kev Tsim Nyog Chaw Nyob mus txog rau lub hlis rau cov tib neeg uas muaj tus cwj pwm tseem ceeb ntawm kev noj qab haus huv thiab cov xwm txheej uas muaj feem cuam tshuam. Cov chaw no yuav raug txwv rau qhov loj me rau 16 lub txaj lossis tsawg dua thiab yuav tsum tau xauv thiab yeem; muab Medi-Cal kev pab them nqi kho mob, kev yeem, thiab kev kho kom rov qab los; thiab ua tau raws li lub xeev cov qauv tsim los ntawm DHCS hauv kev sab laj nrog cov tib neeg uas muaj kev paub dhau los, pab pawg tawm tswv yim, cov neeg koom nrog, thiab pab pawg neeg koom tes. 

Please visit the DHCS BH-CONNECT webpage for more information. 

California thiab Sierra Vista Kev Pabcuam Menyuam Yaus thiab Tsev Neeg Ua Haujlwm Ua Haujlwm ntawm Modesto Community Wellness and Youth Prevention Center

Thaum Lub Xya Hli 25, DHCS thiab Sierra Vista Child & Family Services tau pib ua ib lub chaw tshiab hauv Modesto los kaw qhov sib txawv tseem ceeb hauv kev kho mob hlwb thiab kev kho mob siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv. Lub Chaw Tiv Thaiv Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv thiab Cov Hluas hauv Zej Zog yuav muab cov kev pabcuam tseem ceeb, suav nrog kev coj ua kom rov qab zoo rau cov hluas, kev sab laj txog kev noj qab haus huv ntawm lub hlwb, kev pabcuam cev xeeb tub thiab tom qab yug menyuam, kev pabcuam txhawb nqa tsev neeg thiab niam txiv, thiab lwm yam kev pabcuam sib xyaw ua ke. 

DHCS awarded Sierra Vista Child & Family Services more than $4.6 million through the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP), which works to ensure comprehensive behavioral health care for California’s most vulnerable residents. With the recently approved Proposition 1 bonds, in 2025 and 2026, even more behavioral health treatment facilities will be funded and built. 

DHCS has already competitively awarded $1.7 billion in BHCIP grants. In addition, DHCS will distribute up to $4.4 billion in competitive BHCIP grants under Proposition 1 bond funds. Just this month, DHCS announced the availability of up to $3.3 billion in competitive grant funding to develop a wide range of behavioral health treatment settings for Californians who most need care. Behavioral Health Transformation is DHCS’ work to implement Proposition 1. DHCS holds regular public listening sessions. Updates and recordings of the sessions are available on the Behavioral Health Transformation, Stakeholder Engagement webpage.

Kev hloov kho tshiab

New American Sign Language (ASL) Txhais cov yeeb yaj duab rau Medi-Cal cov tswv cuab

Thaum Lub Xya Hli 15, DHCS tau tshaj tawm peb cov yeeb yaj kiab ASL Txhais Lus tshiab uas hais txog cov ntsiab lus tseem ceeb rau cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal. Cov yeeb yaj kiab no pab xyuas kom txhua tus tswvcuab tau nkag mus rau cov ntaub ntawv tseem ceeb: 

• Thawj vis dis aus, Access to Interpreter Services, muab cov ntaub ntawv hais txog cov kev pab txhais lus muaj rau cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal, suav nrog kev txhais lus ASL, thiab piav qhia txog txoj cai thiab lub luag haujlwm ntsig txog kev nkag mus rau cov kev pabcuam no, vim li cas cov kws txhais lus yuav tsum tau siv, thiab yuav thov kev pab txhais lus li cas rau kev teem caij kho mob.
• Daim vis dis aus thib ob, Kev Tiv Thaiv Kev Sau Nqi, piav qhia txog kev tiv thaiv kev them nqi rau cov neeg uas muaj Medicare thiab Medi-Cal (cov tswv cuab ob leeg tsim nyog). Nws qhia meej tias Medicare them dab tsi, kev sib faib nqi ua haujlwm li cas, thiab kev tiv thaiv kev them nqi tsis raug.
• The third video, Default Enrollment Pilot, provides information about a pilot program in California designed to help Medi-Cal members who are newly eligible for Medicare. The program aims to simplify the transition to Medicare and ensure seamless coverage.

Peb txhawb kom koj muab cov peev txheej tseem ceeb no rau koj cov tes hauj lwm los pab xyuas kom txhua tus neeg tau txais cov ntaub ntawv tseem ceeb no. Thov mus saib DHCS Lub Chaw Haujlwm ntawm Medicare Innovation thiab Integration lub vev xaib kom paub ntau ntxiv, thiab thov xa koj cov lus nug rau OMII@dhcs.ca.gov. Ua tsaug rau koj qhov kev txhawb nqa txuas ntxiv thiab kev koom tes hauv kev txhawb nqa kev noj qab haus huv thiab kev nkag tau yooj yim.

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

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. 

988 Crisis System Workgroups

Lub Chaw Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv thiab Tib Neeg ntawm California (CalHHS) tau teeb tsa rau pawg neeg ua haujlwm los qhia txog kev tsim cov lus pom zoo rau lub kaw lus pabcuam thaum muaj teeb meem 988. CalHHS yuav siv cov lus qhia no los sau ib daim phiaj xwm tsib xyoos uas yuav tsum tau ua thaum Lub Kaum Ob Hlis Ntuj xyoo 2024. Cov pej xeem raug caw tuaj koom cov pab pawg ua haujlwm no ntawm tus kheej lossis hauv online. Cov kev sib txuas ntawm Zoom pawg ua haujlwm muaj nyob rau ntawm lub vev xaib CalHHS: 

• Pawg 3: Kev koom ua ke, Lub Xya Hli 30, 1 txog 3 teev tsaus ntuj PDT, ntawm Allenby Conference Room, 1512 O Street, Sacramento. Qhov no yuav yog lub rooj sib tham zaum kawg rau pawg neeg ua haujlwm no.
• Pawg 5: Cov Ntaub Ntawv thiab Metrics, Lub Xya Hli 31, 1 txog 3 teev tsaus ntuj PDT, ntawm Health Management Associates, 1215 K Street, Suite 1050, Sacramento. Qhov no yuav yog lub rooj sib tham zaum kawg rau pawg neeg ua haujlwm no. 

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.

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 sau yuav tsum xa tuaj ua ntej 5 teev tsaus ntuj PDT rau lub Yim Hli 1 kom txiav txim siab rau kev 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 ntawm pej xeem tau txais, DHCS yuav tshaj tawm tsab ntawv xov xwm kawg rau ntawm cov chaw muab kev pabcuam Medi-Cal thiab DHCS Provider Enrollment Division lub vev xaib. 

Consumer-Focused Stakeholder Workgroup (CFSW)

Thaum Lub Yim Hli 2, txij 10 txog 11:30 sawv ntxov PDT, DHCS yuav sib sau ua ke CFSW, uas muab sijhawm rau cov neeg koom nrog los tshuaj xyuas thiab muab cov lus taw qhia txog ntau yam ntaub ntawv xa xov ntawm cov neeg siv khoom. Lub rooj sib tham yuav tsom mus rau cov haujlwm ntsig txog kev tsim nyog thiab kev sau npe thiab siv zog los muab kev sib tham qhib txog cov cai thiab kev ua haujlwm ntawm Medi-Cal. Cov ntaub ntawv sib tham, suav nrog cov txheej txheem, yuav raug tshaj tawm rau ntawm CFSW nplooj ntawv web thaum tav su ntawm lub Xya Hli 31. Thov xa koj cov lus nug mus rau DHCSCFSW@dhcs.ca.gov. 

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

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

Thaum Lub Xya Hli 17, DHCS tau tshaj tawm Daim Ntawv Cog Lus BHCIP Round 1: Kev Thov Npaj Txhij Rau Cov Ntawv Thov (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.