Tsev Cov Chaw Muab Kev Pabcuam & Cov Neeg Koom Tes Txoj Kev Npaj Siv Nyiaj Rau Cov Kev Pabcuam Hauv Tsev Thiab Hauv Zej Zog​​ 

Kev Npaj Kev Pabcuam Hauv Tsev thiab Hauv Zej Zog​​ 

California’s HCBS Spending Plan provides $3 billion in enhanced federal funding to support initiatives that enhance, expand, and strengthen Medi-Cal’s HCBS services. The CMS  approval of the state’s proposal will support services provided by six state departments. On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Section 9817 of ARPA provides qualifying states with a temporary 10 percentage point increase to the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) for certain Medicaid expenditures for HCBS from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022.​​  

Cov xeev yuav tsum siv tsoom fwv cov nyiaj los ntawm kev nce FMAP los ntxiv, tsis yog hloov pauv, cov nyiaj hauv lub xeev tau siv rau Medicaid HCBS pib txij lub Plaub Hlis 1, 2021. Tsis tas li ntawd, cov xeev yuav tsum siv cov nyiaj hauv lub xeev sib npaug rau cov nyiaj tseem ceeb uas yog los ntawm kev nce FMAP los siv lossis ntxiv kev ua haujlwm ntawm ib lossis ntau qhov kev ua ub no los txhim kho, nthuav, lossis ntxiv dag zog rau HCBS raws li Medicaid program los ntawm Lub Peb Hlis 31, 2024.​​  

As submitted to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on July 12, 2021, and updated on October 27, 2021, California’s initial HCBS Spending Plan and initial HCBS Spending Plan Narrative involve several the state departments, and total approximately $3B in enhanced federal funding for the following categories of services:​​  

  • Cov Neeg Ua Haujlwm: Khaws thiab tsim kom muaj kev sib koom tes ntawm HCBS Cov Neeg Ua Haujlwm Ncaj Ncees​​ 
  • HCBS Navigation​​ 
  • HCBS Transitions​​ 
  • Kev Pabcuam: Txhim kho HCBS Peev Xwm thiab Cov Qauv Kev Kho Mob​​ 
  • HCBS Infrastructure thiab kev txhawb nqa​​ 

The following departments are assigned as leads for the initiatives identified in California’s initial HCBS Spending Plan and initial Spending Narrative:​​ 

  • Department of Aging (CDA)​​ 
  • Department of Social Services (CDSS)​​ 
  • Department of Developmental Service (DDS)​​ 
  • Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)​​ 
  • Department of Rehabilitation (DOR)​​ 
  • Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI, yav tas los OSHPD)​​ 

Cov Nyiaj Pab Ntxiv los ntawm xyoo nyiaj txiag:​​ 

2021-2022 Federal Fiscal Year (FFY)​​ 

2022-2023 Federal Fiscal Year (FFY)​​ 

2023-2024 Federal Fiscal Year (FFY)​​ 

2024-2025 Federal Fiscal Year (FFY)​​