23-068
| Supersedes
22-019, effective January 1, 2024. Updates to Documentation Requirements for all Specialty Mental Health (SMH), Drug Medi-Cal (DMC), and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Services
| 11/20/2023
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23-067
| Welfare and Institutions Code (W&I) Section 5402: Changes to County Data Reporting Pursuant to the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act.
| 11/20/2023
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23-066
| Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Recovery or Treatment Facilities’ Licensure and Certification Fee Increase Beginning Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024 | 11/20/2023
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23-065
| Updated Requirements for Written Records of Antipsychotic Medications Informed Consent for Voluntary Patients
| 11/15/2023
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23-064
| Naloxone Use, Funding Sources, and Best Practices
| 11/13/2023
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23-063
| Driving-Under-the-Influence (DUI) Programs: Legislative Authorization for Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to Issue Regulations on
Provision of Virtual Services in DUI Programs
| 11/7/2023
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23-062
| California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Section 1915(b) Waiver, Special Terms and Condition (STC) A(13) & A(14) addressing the Quarterly Appeals and Grievance Report requirements for Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery Systems (DMC-ODS)
| 11/3/2023
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23-061
| Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Allocation and Methodology for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24
| 11/3/2023
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23-060
| Supersedes MHSUDS IN 20-062 and BHIN 20-062E. Timely Access Submission Requirements for Mental Health Plans
| 11/2/2023
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23-059
| Medi-Cal Justice-Involved Reentry Initiative: State Guidance on Requirements for Medi-Cal Behavioral Health Delivery Systems.
| 11/13/2023
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23-058
| Superceded by BHIN 25-003. Certification of Alcohol and Other Drug Programs - Interim Standards.
| 10/16/2023
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23-057
| Memorandum of Understanding Requirements for Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System Counties
| 10/12/2023
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23-056
| Memorandum of Understanding Requirements for Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans and Medi-Cal Mental Health Plans
| 10/13/2023
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23-055
| Supersedes
23-051. Initiation of 72-hour detentions under Welfare and Institutions (W&I) Code section 5150; expansion of certification review hearings; rights of a detained person; summary of Assembly Bill (AB) 2275
| 10/9/2023
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23-054
|
Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) Services Requirements for Licensed and/or Certified Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Recovery or Treatment Facilities
| 10/9/2023
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23-053
| Supersedes MHSUD IN
14-022. Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Recovery or Treatment Facilities’ Licensure and Certification Fee Increase Beginning Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024
| 10/16/2023
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23-052
| CARE Act Data Collection and Reporting Requirements
| 10/5/2023
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23-051
| Superseded by
BHIN 23-055. Initiation of 72-hour detentions under Welfare and Institutions (W&I) Code section 5150; expansion of certification review hearings; rights of a detained person; summary of Assembly Bill (AB) 2275
| 9/28/2023
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23-050
| Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) Annual Program Review
| 9/25/2023
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23-049
| Administration and Utilization Review/Quality Assurance (UR/QA) Reimbursement Under Payment Reform (Revised 9/22/2023)
| 9/20/2023
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23-048
| Supersedes
22-060. Mental Health Plan and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System Beneficiary Handbook Requirements and Templates
| 9/15/2023
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23-047
| Supersedes
22-043. Annual County Monitoring Activities (ACMA) for Mental Health Plans (MHP), Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS), and Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23.
| 9/13/2023
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23-046
| Emergency Services and Specialty Mental Health Services for Medi-Cal Members with Unsatisfactory Immigration Status
| 9/12/2023
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23-045
| California Ethical Treatment for Persons with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Act: Implementation of Senate Bill 349 (SB 349)
| 9/5/2023
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23-044
| Behavioral Health Audit for Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS), Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Services, and Drug Medi-Cal Counties (DMC) Services for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-2024
| 9/6/2023
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23-043
| Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Annual Program Review
| 8/31/2023
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23-042
| County Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System 274 Provider Network Data Reporting
| 8/30/2023
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23-041
| Supersedes BHIN 22-033. 2023 Network Certification Requirements for County Mental Health Plans (MHPs) and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Plans
- For copies of the BHIN attachments listed below, please contact
NAOS@dhcs.ca.gov:
- Attachment A.1 – MHP Network Adequacy Certification Tool (NACT)
- Attachment A.2 – DMC-ODS Plan NACT
- Attachment B – Time or Distance Standards
- Attachment C – Alternative Access Standard Request Template (by request)
- Attachment D.1 – Timely Access Data Tool (MHP)
- Attachment D.2 – Timely Access Data Tool (DMC-ODS Plan)
- Attachment E – Certification of Network Adequacy Data
- Attachment F – Continuity-Transition of Care Report Template
- Attachment G – Language Line Encounter Template
- Attachment H – Supplemental Data Tool (if applicable)
- Attachment I – Significant Change Attestation Template
- Attachment J – Significant Change Disclosure Form (if applicable)
| 8/30/2023
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23-040
| Updated Guidance for the Recovery Incentives Program: California's Contingency Management Benefit
| 8/21/2023
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23-038
| Regional Average Rates For Non-Contract Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitals For Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24
| 8/21/2023
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23-037
| Heat Advisory
| 8/15/2023
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23-036
| CalAIM Behavioral Health Payment Reform Allocation
| 8/14/2023
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23-035
| Supersedes BHIN 23-005. Updated Guidance for the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal Initiative (CalAIM) Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program (BHQIP)
| 8/11/2023
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23-034
| Instructions for Reporting Rates Negotiated for Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitals Services Contracts for Fiscal Year 2023-24
| 7/17/2023
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23-033
| Excessive Heat Warning
| 7/13/2023
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23-032
| Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule Compliance Monitoring Process
| 7/27/2023
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23-031
| Behavioral Health Information System (BHIS) Functional Assessment Screening Tools (FAST) Business Rule Revisions
| 7/11/2023
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23-030
| Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS), Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System Postpartum Claiming
| 7/12/2023
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23-029
| Fiscal Year 2021-22 Cost Report
Policy
| 6/30/2023
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23-028
| Statewide High-Heat Advisory
| 6/29/2023
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23-027
| Obligations Related to Indian Health Care Providers in Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) Counties
| 6/26/2023
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23-026
| County Behavioral Health Intergovernmental Transfers (IGT)
| 6/23/2023
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23-025
|
Supersedes BHIN 22-064. Medi-Cal Mobile Crisis Services Benefit Implementation
| 6/20/2023
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23-024
| Superseded by BHIN 24-026. Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Treatment Perception Survey (TPS)
| 6/28/2023
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23-023
| Elimination of Cost Reporting Requirements for Counties and Providers
| 6/2/2023
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23-022
| Guidance on Tribal Participation in System of Care Memorandum of Understanding Per Assembly Bill 153
| 5/31/2023
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23-021
| Mental Health Services Act County Population
| 5/18/2023
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23-020
| Rollback of Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP), Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (eFMAP), and the Statewide Maximum Allowance (SMA) Rates for Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS), Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) and Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) Non-Narcotic Treatment Program (non-NTP) Services Due to the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)
| 5/19/2023
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23-019
| Administrative Day Rate for Fee-For-Service/Medi-Cal Hospitals for Fiscal Year 2022-23
| 6/09/2023
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23-018
|
Supersedes BHIN 21-047. Updated Telehealth Guidance for Specialty Mental Health Services and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services in Medi-Cal
| 4/25/2023
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23-017
| Specialty Mental Health Services and Drug Medi-Cal Services Rates
| 4/21/2023
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23-016
| Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act guidelines to delay implementation
| 4/12/2023
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23-015
| Supersedes BHIN 23-011. New process for quarterly reporting of involuntary treatment, and conservatorships to replace the following paper forms: DHCS 1008, 1009, and 1010.
| 4/6/2023
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23-014
| UPDATED: Requirements for COVID-19 vaccination, masking, and guidance on isolation and quarantine
| 3/30/2023
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23-013
| CalAIM Behavioral Health Payment Reform (Payment Reform) Readiness Check List
| 4/10/2023
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23-012
| Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Fee Schedule Requirements and DHCS Approval Process
| 3/28/2023
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23-011
| Superseded by BHIN 23-015. New process for quarterly reporting of involuntary treatment, and conservatorships to replace the following paper forms: DHCS 1008, 1009, and 1010.
| 3/27/2023
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23-010
| Revised Peer Support Service Function Code
| 3/20/2023
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23-009
| Mental Health Consumer Perception Survey Data Collection 2023
| 3/15/2023
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23-008
| Exemption from Registration or Certification Requirement: Assembly Bill (AB) 1860
| 3/15/2023
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23-007
| Additional Advertising Requirements for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Recovery or Treatment Facilities and Mental Health Facilities: Passage of Senate Bill 1165 (SB 1165)
| 2/28/2023
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23-006
| BHIN 23-006 Ongoing Monitoring Activities Process for MHP and DMC-ODS counties
| 2/21/2023
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23-005
|
Supersedes BHIN 22-050. Updated Guidance for CalAIM Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program (BHQIP)
| 2/17/2023
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23-004
|
Drug Medi-Cal Quarterly Claiming for Reimbursement of County Administrative Expenses and Quality Assurance and Utilization Review Changes
| 2/7/2023
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23-003
|
Supersedes BHIN 22-066. Extended Deadlines for Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Grandparenting and Implementation of Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Program Curriculum
| 2/10/2023
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23-002
| Clarification Regarding Determination of Usual and Customary Charges for Specialty Mental Health Services
| 1/23/2023
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23-001
|
Superseded by BHIN 24-001. Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Requirements for the Period of 2022 – 2026
|
1/6/2023
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