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​No. Issued
​Subject
​Date
​​25-XXX​
​Draft Update to Provider Directory Requirements. Please provide feedback to CountySupport@dhcs.ca.gov​ by May 13, 2025.
​25-XXX

Draft BHIN 25-XXXX 2​025 Launch of Web-Based Mental Health Provider Forms. Provides notification of the launch of two new Provider File and three Medi-Cal Certification web-based forms. Please provide feedback on provider forms to providerfile@dhcs.ca.gov and feedback on Medi-Cal certification forms to DMHCertification@dhcs.ca.gov by May 7, 2025.
​25-​XXX
Draft Enforcement Actions: Administrative and Monetary Sanctions and Contract Termination for Mental Health Plans (MHPs) and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Plans​. Supersedes BHIN 22-045​Please Provide feedback to BHOMD@DHCS.ca.gov​ by April 29, 2025.

25-017
​Supersedes BHIN​ 24-022. ​Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Recovery or Treatment Facilities’ Licensure and Certification Fee Increase Beginning Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026
​4/25/2025
25-016​

​BHIN 25-016 Behavioral Health Services Act Administrative Expenses Claiming and Reimbursement
  • ​Please email BHFSOps@dhcs.ca.gov for updated claim forms while they are still in the process of being published to the MedCCC Library. ​​

​4/25/2025
​​25-015​
​Supersedes BHIN 22-070​​. Parity Requirements for Drug Medi-Cal State Plan Counties

​4/25/2025
​​25-014​
​Supersedes MHSUDS 18-010E​​. Mental Health Plan and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System Plan Grievance and Appeal Requirements with Revised Member Notice Templates​

​4/28/2025

25-013
​Supersedes BHIN 24-020. 2025 Network Certification Requirements for County Mental Health Plans (MHPs), Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Plans, Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) State Plan Counties, Integrated Behavioral Health Plans (IBHPs) and Integrated DMC Behavioral Health Delivery Systems (DMC-IBHDS)
  • For copies of the BHIN attachments listed below, please contact NAOS@dhcs.ca.gov:
    • Attachment A – DMC-ODS Expected Utilization (DMC-ODS_IBHP)
    • Attachment B – Time or Distance Standards
    • Attachment C.1– Alternative Access Standards Request Template (BHP)
    • Attachment C.2 – Alternative Access Standards Request Template (IBHP)
    • Attachment C.3 – Alternative Access Standards Request Template (DMC-IBHDS)
    • Attachment D.1 – Timely Access Data Tool (MHP)
    • Attachment D.2 – Timely Access Data Tool (DMC-ODS Plan)
    • Attachment D.3 – Timely Access Data Tool (DMC State Plan County)
    • Attachment D.4 – Timely Access Data Tool (IBHP)
    • Attachment D.5 – Timely Access Data Tool (DMC-IBHDS)
    • Attachment E – Certification of Network Adequacy Data
    • Attachment F.1 – Continuity-Transition of Care Report Template (BHP)
    • Attachment F.2 – Continuity-Transition of Care Report Template (IBHP)
    • Attachment G.1 – Language Line Encounter Template (BHP)
    • Attachment G.2 – Language Line Encounter Template (IBHP)
    • Attachment H – Supplemental Data Tool
    • Attachment I – Significant Change Attestation Template
    • Attachment J – Significant Change Disclosure Template
​4/25/2025
25-012

BHIN 25-012 Facility Referrals to the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act Process. ​4/18/2025
25-011

BHIN 25-011 BH-CONNECT Demonstration Option to Receive Federal Financial Participation for Specialty Mental Health Services in Institutions for Mental Diseases
​4/11/2025
​25-010

​BHIN 25-010 Medi-​Cal Peer Support Program Standards
  • ENCLOSURE​​ ​for BHIN 25-010 Peer Support Specialist Ethics Code
4/07/2025
25-009​
​​BHIN 25-009 Coverage of BH-CONNECT Evidence Based Practices
​​4/11​/2025

​​​​​25-007

Traditional Health Care Practices Benefit Implementation​​​​​​​

​3/21/2​025
​25-006

​BHIN 25-006 Provision of Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT) Access, Reform and Outcomes Incentive Program
​3/10/2025  
​​​​25-005​​​​​​​
​Allocation of Funding for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services, State Fiscal Year 2024-25 and 2025-26 Final Allocations​
​2/13/2025


​​​​​25-004
​Mental Health Consumer Perception Survey Data Collection 
​2/7/2025
​​25-003​
​Supersedes BHIN 23-058​. Certification of Alcohol and Other Drug Programs
​2/3/2025
​25-002​
​Guidance on Temporary Waivers and Flexibilities for Behavioral Health Programs Impacted by Southern California Wildfires​​
​1/23/2025
​​​​25-001
Supersedes ​ADP Bulletins 10-08 and 11-10​. Update to Protocols for Collecting and Reporting Discharge Data in California Outcomes Measurement System Treatment (CalOMS Tx)
​1/14/2025​


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