​Mental Health Medi-Cal Administrative Activities

County Mental Health Plans (MHPs) may claim federal reimbursement for the cost of administrative activities that support the Medi-Cal program. The Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42, United States Code Section 1396b(a) and Title 42, Code of Federal Regulations Section 433.15 authorizes the Federal government to reimburse states for the cost of activities that the Secretary of Health and Human Services finds to be necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the State Plan. California Statute (Welfare and Institutions Codes, Section 14132.47) authorizes the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to contract with Local Government Agencies (LGA) or Local Educational Consortiums (LEC) to perform Medi-Cal Administrative Activities (MAA) that are necessary for the proper and efficient administration of the Medi-Cal program.

What's New

MH MAA Implementation Plan
DHCS 9200-9211 MH MAA Implementation Plan Appendices
MHSUDS Information Notice 16-032: Requirements for Approved State Mental Health Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Implementation Plan

Policy and Legislation

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Mental Health Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Implementation Plan

Agreement between the Department of Health Services and the Department of Mental Health regarding Claiming Medi-Cal Administrative Activities​

Training

MH MAA Implementation Plan Training Powerpoint Slides 
Time Study Training Powerpoint Slides
Invoice Instructions Powerpoint Slides​​​

Claiming Forms

For the MH MAA Quarterly Claim form, please contact the MH MAA mailbox at MHMAA@dhcs.ca.gov for the current version of the claim form.​

Contact Us

For questions or concerns regarding Mental Health MAA, please contact Don Larson at (916) 713-8750 or MHMAA@dhcs.ca.gov.

Department of Health Care Services
Behavioral Health Financing Section
Operations Unit​
P.O. Box 997413, MS 2704
​Sacramento, CA 95899-7413​