2024 Behavioral Health Information Notices
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| No. Issued | Subject | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 24-047 | Behavioral Health Cost Rate Policy for Federal Formulary and Discretionary Grants. Supersedes BHIN 20-020. BHIN 24-047 DHCS Behavioral Health Cost Rate Policy for Federal Formulary and Discretionary Grants. Please note that BHIN 24-047 was revised on 3/3/2025 to add an inadvertent omission regarding a cap on negotiated indirect cost rates – refer to the bold/underlined text. | 12/30/2024 |
| 24-046 | Minor Consent to Outpatient Mental Health Treatment or Counseling 2-12-2025 BHIN 24-046 Webinar Recording and Transcript | 12/30/2024 |
| 24-045 | Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Assessment Tools | 12/23/2024 |
| 24-044 | Superseded by 25-044. Enforcement Actions: Monetary Sanctions for Failure to Meet or Exceed Minimum Performance Levels (MPLs) for Behavioral Health Quality Measures BHIN 24-044 – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) | 12/23/2024 |
| 24-043 | Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act Quarterly Data Collection on Involuntary Treatment: Phase III of Senate Bill (SB) 929 Implementation. Notify stakeholders of Phase III data collection requirements related to involuntary treatment under the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act. | 12/9/2024 |
| 24-042 | Final Reporting Timeline for the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) | 12/5/2024 |
| 24-041 | Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act Data and Reporting Guidelines | 12/4/2024 |
| 24-039 | Model care coordination plan: Implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 2242 (Santiago, Chapter 867, Statutes of 2022) | 11/18/2024 |
| 24-038 | Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Allocation and Methodology for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25
Enclosure 1: Need for Services | 11/18/2024 |
| 24-037 | Regional Average Rates For Non-Contract Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitals For Fiscal Year (FY) | 12/2/2024 |
| 24-036 | Implementation of Hardship Fee Waiver for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Recovery or Treatment Facilities’ Licensure and Certification | 10/31/2024 |
| 24-035 | Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) data pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code (W&I) section 5402 | 10/25/2024 |
| 24-034 | Superseded by BHIN 25-042. Supersedes BHIN 23-048. Integrated BH Member Handbook Requirements and Templates | 10/1/2024 |
| 24-033 | Supersedes BHIN 20-069. Mental Health Professional Licensure Waiver | 8/30/2024 |
| 24-032 | Update to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) via Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022 (H.R. 7939): To advise of the exemption of certain individuals from the California counselor registration or certification requirements following updates to the SCRA. | 8/28/24 |
| 24-031 | Updated Guidance for the Recovery Incentives Program: California’s Contingency Management Benefit | 8/22/2024 |
| 24-030 | 2024 CalOMS Tx Update to Demographic Reporting Requirements | 8/19/2024 |
| 24-029 | Prudent Reserve Funding Levels | 8/2/2024 |
| 24-028 | Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Annual Program Review | 7/26/2024 |
| 24-027 | Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) Annual Program Review | 7/26/2024 |
| 24-026 | Supersedes BHIN 23-024 and superseded by BHIN 25-025 and BHIN 26-019. Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Treatment Perception Survey (TPS) | 7/8/2024 |
| 24-025 | AB 1051 Presumptive Transfer Policy | 6/28/2024 |
| 24-024 | Allocation of Funding for Syringe Services Program (SSPs) with Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant, State Fiscal Year 2024-25 | 6/19/2024 |
| 24-023 | Standards for Specific Behavioral Health Provider Types and Services; Amends Relevant Sections Within Title 9 and Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR) | 6/17/2024 |
| 24-022 | Supersedes BHIN 23-066. Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Recovery or Treatment Facilities’ Licensure and Certification Fee Increase Beginning Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-2025 | 6/6/2024 |
| 24-021 | The California Children, Youth, and Families Integrated Core Practice Model and the California Integrated Training Guide | 9/5/2024 |
| 24-020 | Supersedes
BHIN 23-041. 2024 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: | 5/28/2024 |
| 24-019 | Targeted Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organizations (MBHO) Self-Directed Assessment with the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) and County Participation in the Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BHCONNECT) Statewide and Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Incentive Programs | 5/20/2024 |
| 24-018 | Mental Health Services Act County Population | 5/20/2024 |
| 24-017 | Allocation of Funding for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services, State Fiscal Year 2024-25 and 2025-26 Preliminary Allocations | 5/8/2024 |
| 24-016 | Memorandum of Understanding Requirements for Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans and Drug Medi-Cal State Plan Counties | 5/6/2024 |
| 24-015 | Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act Reimbursement Rates and Billing Guidance
| 4/16/2024 |
| 24-014 | Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act Fine and Repayment Guidance | 4/15/2024 |
| 24-013 | Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act Quarterly Data Collection on Involuntary Treatment: Phase II of Senate Bill (SB) 929 Implementation. Notify stakeholders of Phase II data collection requirements related to involuntary treatment under the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act.
| 3/29/2024 |
| 24-012 | Driving-Under-the-Influence (DUI) Program Services in Virtual Settings. To establish requirements for the provision of virtual services in DUI programs pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 11836 of the Health and Safety Code, as amended by assembly bill (AB) 118. | 3/29/2024 |
| 24-011 | Senate Bill (SB) 43. Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act: changes to the definition of “gravely disabled”; changes for conservatorship proceedings; expanded data collection requirements. | 3/25/2024 |
| 24-010 | Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) Claiming Timelines for Short Doyle Medi-Cal (SD/MC) | 3/18/2024 |
| 24-009 | Mental Health Consumer Perception Survey Data Collection | 2/22/2024 |
| 24-008 | Supersedes BHIN 21-032 and 21-072. County of Responsibility and Reimbursement for Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS), Drug Medi-Cal (DMC), and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) | 2/8/2024 |
| 24-007 | Effective Communication, Including Alternative Formats, for Individuals with Disabilities | 1/30/2024 |
| 24-006 | Supersedes BHIN 23-035. Updated guidance for the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal Initiative (CalAIM) Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program (BHQIP) | 1/12/2024 |
| 24-005 | Mobile Narcotic Treatment Programs | 1/5/2024 |
| 24-004 | Quality Measures and Performance Improvement Requirements | 12/29/2023 |
| 24-003 | California Plaintiff Subdivision Use of Opioid Settlement Funds Allocated from the California Subdivision Fund | 1/4/2024 |
| 24-002 | California Participating Subdivision Use of Opioid Settlement Funds Allocated from the California Abatement Accounts Fund | 1/4/2024 |
| 24-001 | Supersedes
BHIN 23-001. Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Requirements for the Period of 2022 – 2026.
| 12/21/2023 |