September 3, 2024 – Stakeholder Update
Xov xwm tshaj plaws
Transitional Rent Concept Paper
Thaum Lub Yim Hli 30, DHCS tau tshaj tawm Daim Ntawv Qhia Txog Kev Them Nqi Hloov Chaw rau peb lub lis piam rau pej xeem tawm tswv yim. DHCS caw cov pej xeem los tawm tswv yim rau daim ntawv no thaum 5 teev tsaus ntuj PDT rau lub Cuaj Hlis 20, 2024. Daim ntawv qhia txog lub tswv yim no piav qhia txog kev tsim cov nqi xauj tsev hloov pauv, ib qho kev pib tshiab raws li California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Tshooj 1115 kev zam txim los them rau cov nqi xauj tsev/tsev nyob ib ntus rau cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal uas tab tom ntsib lossis muaj feem yuav tsis muaj tsev nyob thiab ua tau raws li qee qhov kev tsim nyog ntxiv. Kev them nqi xauj tsev hloov pauv raws li kev pabcuam Txhawb Nqa Zej Zog yuav yog xaiv tau rau Medi-Cal cov phiaj xwm saib xyuas kev tswj hwm (MCP) pib thaum Lub Ib Hlis 1, 2025, thiab nws yuav yog qhov txiaj ntsig yuav tsum tau muab los ntawm txhua tus MCP thaum Lub Ib Hlis 1, 2026.
Txhawm rau txhim kho kev noj qab haus huv thiab kev noj qab haus huv ntawm cov tswv cuab Medi-Cal thaum lub sijhawm hloov pauv tseem ceeb lossis cov uas ua tau raws li qee qhov kev pheej hmoo siab, California nrhiav kev muab kev pabcuam xauj tsev hloov pauv txog rau lub hlis rau cov tswv cuab tsim nyog uas tsis muaj tsev nyob lossis muaj kev pheej hmoo ntawm kev tsis muaj tsev nyob thiab hloov tawm ntawm cov tsev kho mob, cov chaw nyob sib sau ua ke, cov chaw kaw neeg, lub kaw lus saib xyuas menyuam yaus, cov chaw kho mob rov zoo, cov tsev nyob luv luv tom qab pw hauv tsev kho mob, cov tsev nyob hloov pauv, cov chaw nyob tsis muaj tsev nyob, lossis cov tsev nyob ib ntus, nrog rau cov tswv cuab uas ua tau raws li cov qauv rau cov neeg tsis muaj tsev nyob lossis rau qhov kev pab cuam Full Service Partnership (FSP). Cov kev pabcuam xauj tsev rau lub sijhawm hloov pauv tsuas yog muab yog tias nws raug txiav txim siab tias tsim nyog rau kev kho mob siv cov qauv kev xav tau kev noj qab haus huv thiab lwm yam kev noj qab haus huv.
Cov lus tawm tswv yim tuaj yeem xa mus rau CalAIMECMILOS@dhcs.ca.gov nrog rau kab ntawv "Cov lus tawm tswv yim txog kev xauj tsev hloov pauv." DHCS kuj txhawb kom pej xeem mus saib nplooj ntawv Medi-Cal Enhanced Care Management (ECM) thiab Community Supports kom tau txais kev hloov tshiab tsis tu ncua.
DHCS muab khoom plig $147 lab los pab Medi-Cal ECM thiab cov neeg muab kev pab txhawb zej zog thoob plaws lub xeev
On August 30, DHCS awarded $146.6 million to 133 community providers throughout California that provide ECM and Community Supports services to Medi-Cal members. This funding is part of the Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Capacity and Infrastructure, Transition, Expansion, and Development (CITED) initiative, aimed at supporting community providers’ capacity to partner with MCPs and participate in the Medi-Cal delivery system.
These awards build upon the CITED Round 1 funding of $207 million and CITED Round 2 funding of $144 million announced in 2023, as well as funding totaling $37 million to clinics in July 2024, representing all of California’s 58 counties. ECM and Community Supports are essential to Medi-Cal transformation, serving the highest-need Medi-Cal MCP members with in-person care coordination, housing assistance, and other vital services, leading a more equitable health system that works for all Californians. For more information, visit the PATH website.
Kev hloov kho tshiab
DHCS Streamlining Access to ECM
DHCS tab tom ua kom yooj yim dua thiab txhim kho kev nkag mus rau ECM los ntawm kev tsim cov qauv xa mus thiab ua kom cov txheej txheem tso cai sai. DHCS tau ua haujlwm ntau nrog cov neeg muaj feem cuam tshuam los tsim cov qauv xa mus rau ECM thoob plaws lub xeev thiab kev hloov kho ECM txoj cai tso cai (nplooj 107). Yog xav paub meej tag nrho ntawm txoj cai thiab cov neeg muab kev pabcuam ECM tsim nyog, thov mus saib daim ntawv qhia ECM Txoj Cai tshiab. Cov qauv thiab txoj cai yuav siv rau lub Ib Hlis 1, 2025, thiab MCPs tab tom ua haujlwm rau cov kev taw qhia tshiab. Qhov no ntxiv rau DHCS cov kev hloov kho tshiab txhawm rau txhawm rau nkag mus rau ECM thiab Kev Txhawb Zej Zog tau teev tseg hauv 2023 ECM/Community Supports Action Plan.
Tsis tas li ntawd, thaum Lub Kaum Hli 9, thaum 11 teev sawv ntxov txog 12 teev tsaus ntuj PDT, DHCS yuav tuav ib qho webinar txhua tus neeg tuaj (yuav tsum tau sau npe ua ntej) los qhia cov ntsiab lus ntawm cov qauv thiab txoj cai. Kev sau npe hauv Webinar yuav muaj nyob online. Cov neeg koom nrog kuj tseem tuaj yeem xa cov lus nug txog cov lus qhia tshiab rau CalAIMECMILOS@dhcs.ca.gov.
Explore the “PATHways to Success” Web Portal
DHCS caw cov koom haum tuaj xyuas PATHways to Success thiab nyeem cov ntawv pov thawj hauv av los ntawm cov koom haum thoob plaws California uas koom nrog PATH. Raws li cov koom haum hauv zej zog, Medi-Cal cov chaw muab kev pab cuam, Pawg Neeg, cov koom haum hauv nroog, thiab lwm tus tseem koom nrog PATH, DHCS yuav nthuav qhia lawv tus kheej cov nyiaj tau los ntawm kev muab kev pabcuam ECM thiab Community Supports kev sib txuas rau Medi-Cal cov tswv cuab uas lawv ua haujlwm. Tshawb xyuas lub vev xaib tshiab thiab kawm seb PATH pab cov koom haum ua tau raws li lawv cov tswv cuab xav tau li cas thiab muab kev sib koom tes, kev txhawb nqa ECM thiab Zej Zog. Thov xa email rau koj cov lus nug rau communications@ca-path.com.
Elevate Youth California (EYC) Cohort 6 Standard Track
Thaum Lub Yim Hli 19, DHCS tau tshaj tawm Daim Ntawv Thov Kev Thov thiab txhawb cov tub ntxhais hluas ua haujlwm hauv zej zog thiab Pab Pawg Pab Pawg kom thov nyiaj txog li $ 1 lab los siv EYC qhov kev pab cuam nyob rau peb lub xyoos hauv cov nyiaj tau los tsawg, keeb kwm tsis muaj peev txheej hauv zej zog cov xim. EYC yog ib qho kev pab cuam thoob plaws lub xeev hais txog kev siv yeeb tshuaj los ntawm kev nqis peev hauv kev coj noj coj ua ntawm cov tub ntxhais hluas thiab kev koom tes hauv pej xeem rau cov hluas ntawm cov xim thiab Ob-sab ntsuj plig / LGBTQIA + cov tub ntxhais hluas hnub nyoog 12 txog 26 xyoo nyob hauv cov zej zog cuam tshuam los ntawm kev ua tsov rog ntawm cov tshuaj. Yog xav paub ntxiv thiab thov los ntawm lub Cuaj Hli Ntuj 23, 2024, hnub kawg, thov mus saib hauv EYC lub vev xaib.
Koom nrog peb pab neeg
DHCS tab tom nrhiav tus kws tshaj lij, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog tus neeg mob siab los ua haujlwm xws li:
- Tus Thawj Coj ntawm Lub Chaw Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Tsev Neeg los ua tus thawj coj hauv Family Planning, Access, Care, thiab Treatment (FPACT), uas muab kev pab npaj tsev neeg rau cov neeg tau nyiaj tsawg thiab tsev neeg. Tus Thawj Coj tseem tab tom tsim thiab ua raws li txoj cai nyuaj thiab muaj txiaj ntsig ntsig txog FPACT, kev npaj tsev neeg, thiab kev pabcuam kev sib deev thiab kev ua menyuam yaus hauv Medi-Cal qhov kev pabcuam. (Hnub kawg ua ntawv thov: Cuaj hlis 4)
DHCS tseem ntiav rau nws txoj cai lij choj thiab tsoomfwv txoj haujlwm, tib neeg cov peev txheej, kev tshuaj xyuas, txoj cai tswjfwm kev noj qab haus huv, cov ntaub ntawv 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
Consumer-Focused Stakeholder Workgroup (CFSW)
Lub Cuaj Hli 6, los ntawm 10 txog 11:30 sawv ntxov PDT, DHCS yuav tuav lub rooj sib tham CFSW txhua hli, uas muab sijhawm rau cov neeg koom nrog los tshuaj xyuas thiab muab cov lus tawm tswv yim txog ntau yam khoom siv xov xwm. Lub rooj sab laj tsom mus rau kev tsim nyog- thiab cov dej num ntsig txog kev tso npe kawm thiab muaj kev sib tham qhib rau Medi-Cal cov cai thiab kev ua haujlwm. Cov ntaub ntawv sib tham, suav nrog cov txheej txheem, yuav muab tso rau hauv CFSW lub vev xaib thaum tav su ntawm lub Cuaj Hlis 4. Thov xa koj cov lus nug rau DHSCCFSW@dhcs.ca.gov.
Medi-Cal Children’s Health Advisory Panel (MCHAP) Meeting
Thaum lub Cuaj Hlis 12, thaum 10 teev sawv ntxov txog 2 teev tsaus ntuj PDT, DHCS yuav tuav lub rooj sib tham MCHAP peb lub hlis twg ntawm 1500 Capitol Avenue, Lub Tsev 172 hauv ABC Training Rooms, lossis los ntawm pej xeem webinar. MCHAP qhia DHCS txog txoj cai thiab cov teeb meem kev ua haujlwm uas cuam tshuam rau menyuam yaus hauv Medi-Cal. Lub rooj sib tham yuav muab qhov hloov tshiab ntawm ECM thiab cov txiaj ntsig tshiab, tshuaj xyuas AB 2083 Cov Kev Pabcuam Menyuam Yaus thiab Cov Hluas ntawm Kev Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv ntxiv rau daim ntawv tshaj tawm txoj kev npaj ntau xyoo, thiab muab kev hloov tshiab rau Menyuam yaus thiab Cov Hluas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv.
Behavioral Health Services Act Housing Interventions Public Listening Session
Thaum lub Cuaj Hlis 12, txij li 1 txog 2 teev tsaus ntuj PDT, DHCS yuav tuav lub rooj sib tham rau pej xeem mloog txog Kev Pabcuam Vaj Tsev raws li Txoj Cai Pabcuam Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv. Thaum Lub Peb Hlis 2024, cov neeg pov npav hauv California tau dhau Daim Ntawv Pom Zoo 1, uas suav nrog Txoj Cai Pabcuam Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv thiab Cwj Pwm Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv. Thaum lub sijhawm kev sib tham no, uas yog qhib rau pej xeem, cov neeg tuaj koom tuaj yeem tawm tswv yim txog kev taw qhia DHCS tab tom txhim kho thiab pab txhim kho lub neej yav tom ntej ntawm kev pabcuam kev coj tus cwj pwm hauv California.
Mus saib lub vev xaib Behavioral Health Transformation kom paub ntau ntxiv txog qhov kev mloog rau pej xeem thiab cov peev txheej ntxiv. Thov xa koj cov lus nug txog Kev Hloov Tus Cwj Pwm Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv thiab/lossis cov kev mloog rau pej xeem mus rau BHTinfo@DHCS.ca.gov.
Hearing Aid Coverage for Children Program (HACCP) Webinar for Families and Community Partners
On September 12, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. PDT, DHCS will host the quarterly HACCP webinar for families and community partners. For more information and to pre-register, please visit DHCS’ HACCP webpage.
PATH Technical Assistance (TA) Marketplace Webinar
Thaum lub Cuaj Hlis 26 thaum 10 teev sawv ntxov. PDT, DHCS yuav tuav lub rooj sib tham hauv online txog cov neeg tau txais TA los ntawm PATH TA Marketplace (yuav tsum tau sau npe ua ntej). Txhua tus neeg tau txais kev pom zoo TA tam sim no thiab cov koom haum tsim nyog uas xav los ua cov neeg tau txais TA raug txhawb kom tuaj koom. Lub webinar yuav muab kev txhawb nqa rau kev xaiv cov neeg muag khoom thiab cov haujlwm, xa cov haujlwm TA kom tau kev pom zoo, kev tshaj tawm txog kev nce qib, thiab ntau ntxiv. Thov xa koj cov lus nug rau ta-marketplace@ca-path.com. Mus saib nplooj ntawv web PATH TA Marketplace kom paub ntxiv.
DHCS Lub Rooj Sib Tham Txog Kev Txom Nyem
Kev sau npe tam sim no qhib rau ob lub rooj sib tham txo kev ua phem ntawm DHCS thawj zaug hauv Shasta County (Lub Kaum Hli 24) thiab San Mateo County (Kaum Ib Hlis 19). Los ntawm cov rooj sib tham no, DHCS vam tias yuav koom tes nrog cov zej zog thoob plaws lub xeev los hloov pauv kab lis kev cai nyob ib puag ncig lub tswv yim ntawm kev txo qis kev raug mob hauv California txoj kev kho mob siv tshuaj yeeb thiab los tsim kom muaj kev saib xyuas tsawg thiab tsom mus rau tus neeg mob. 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 rau kev siv cov ntsiab cai ntawm kev txo kev raug mob rau hauv qhov chaw kho mob siv tshuaj yeeb. Cov rooj sib tham saum toj kawg nkaus uas tseem tshuav yuav nyob hauv Fresno County, Los Angeles County, thiab San Diego County thaum lub caij ntuj no xyoo 2025. Sau npe rau ntawm lub vev xaib ntawm qhov kev tshwm sim.
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
On July 17, DHCS released the Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 1: Launch Ready Request for Applications. Eligible organizations can apply for funding to construct, acquire, and rehabilitate properties for behavioral health services for Medi-Cal members. 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.