2024 年 7 月 8 日
热门新闻
目标费率上调 – 提供商网络研讨会
On July 17, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. PDT, DHCS will host a provider webinar (advance registration required) to answer questions about the calendar year 2024 targeted provider rate increases. All questions providers would like addressed must be sent to DHCS at targetedrateincreases@dhcs.ca.gov no later than July 8.
On June 20, DHCS published requirements, through All Plan Letter 24-007, necessary for Medi-Cal managed care plans to implement targeted provider rate increases in calendar year 2024. For additional information, please see the DHCS Medi-Cal Targeted Provider Rate Increases and Investments website.
项目更新
社区参与活动
2024 年 7 月 15 日至 7 月 26 日，DHCS 将与 California Black Media 合作举办六场有关加州推进和创新 Medi-Cal (CalAIM) 计划的社区参与活动。 活动将于萨克拉门托（7 月 15 日）、阿拉米达（7 月 16 日）、洛杉矶（7 月 17 日）、内陆帝国（7 月 19 日）、克恩（7 月 22 日）和圣地亚哥（7 月 26 日）举行。 DHCS 领导层和 Medi-Cal 管理式医疗计划的代表将会见黑人报纸出版商以及商业、宗教和社区领袖，讨论 Medi-Cal 如何转型、黑人社区可能感兴趣的新 Medi-Cal 福利和服务，以及黑人媒体如何帮助与 Medi-Cal 会员及其家人分享信息。
行为健康转型的新资源
DHCS released new resources to help local governments and stakeholders navigate California’s Behavioral Health Transformation, also known as Proposition 1. Resources include the recording and presentation slides from DHCS’ June 3 webinar on Behavioral Health Transformation. The webinar, featuring presentations from DHCS, the California Health & Human Services Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and the California Department of Veterans Affairs, provided an overview of Proposition 1 provisions, major implementation milestones, and additional information. Other new resources available on the Behavioral Health Transformation webpage include a fact sheet and an overview of the Behavioral Health Bond: Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 1 and 2.
注射器服务计划 (SSP)
DHCS, with support from the California Department of Public Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, received approval from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to utilize federal Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG) funding to either support existing or start new SSPs within the State of California. On June 19, DHCS issued Behavioral Health Information Notice No: 24-024 to explain to county behavioral health directors, for informational and planning purposes, the federal and state policies regarding the use of SUBG funds for SSPs for federal fiscal year 2024-2025.
加入我们的团队
DHCS 正在寻找一名技术高超、积极性极强的人员担任以下职务：
- 行为健康助理副主任负责管理和支持实施行为健康计划，旨在实现公平的医疗保健结果并确保持续获得高质量的心理健康和物质使用障碍护理。 （最终提交日期：7 月 12 日）
DHCS is also hiring for its legislative and governmental affairs, human resources, auditing, health policy, information technology, and other teams. For more information, please visit the CalCareers website.
即将举行的利益相关方会议和网络研讨会
California Children’s Services (CCS) Advisory Group Meeting
7 月 10 日，太平洋夏令时间下午 1 点至 4 点，DHCS 将主办CCS 咨询小组季度会议。 CCS 咨询小组和 DHCS 合作确保 CCS 和全儿童模式 (WCM) 计划中的儿童能够及时获得适当且优质的护理。 议程主题包括 WCM 扩展的最新情况、增强护理管理、CCS 合规、监测和监督工作组、儿童健康和残疾预防计划以及 CCS 重新设计绩效衡量质量小组委员会。 其他信息和会议详情已发布在CCS 顾问小组网页上。 请将您的问题和意见通过电子邮件发送至CCSProgram@dhcs.ca.gov。{cph0
导乐利益相关者实施工作组会议
7 月 12 日，太平洋夏令时间上午 10 点至中午 12 点，DHCS 将主办 Doula 利益相关者实施工作组会议，根据参议院第 65 号法案（2021 年法规第 449 章）和福利和机构法典第 14132.24 节的规定，审查 Medi-Cal doula 福利的实施情况。
Stakeholders who are part of the workgroup may speak during public stakeholder meetings. Others are welcome to listen to meetings as attendees, comment using the chat function, and submit written comments. Stakeholders may also email written comments to DoulaBenefit@dhcs.ca.gov. For more information, including how to register for the workgroup meeting, please see the Doula Services as a Medi-Cal Benefit webpage.
CalAIM 行为健康工作组会议
On July 15, from 3 to 5 p.m. PDT, DHCS will convene the CalAIM Behavioral Health Workgroup meeting (advance registration required) to provide updates on the Provider Integration Project and Behavioral Health Community-Based Organized Networks of Equitable Care and Treatment (BH-CONNECT). Workgroup members can provide feedback on implementation and operational considerations. Please see the agenda for more information. This meeting is open to the public. Please email your questions to BHCalAIM@dhcs.ca.gov.
如果你错过了
加州庆祝纳帕谷青少年健康园区破土动工
On July 2, DHCS and Mentis celebrated the groundbreaking of a new youth wellness campus that will serve at-risk children and youth who need mental health and substance use disorder treatment. DHCS awarded Mentis more than $4.7 million through BHCIP to address gaps in behavioral health treatment. The community mental health clinic and community wellness/youth prevention center will serve an estimated 1,950 people annually.
More information about Proposition 1 can be found at mentalhealth.ca.gov. DHCS holds regular public listening sessions, and updates and recordings of the sessions are available on the Behavioral Health Transformation webpage. Please sign up on DHCS’ website to receive monthly updates.
BH-CONNECT 演示附录：公众意见征询期
On June 14, DHCS began a 30-day public comment period (through July 14 at 11:59 p.m. PDT) for an addendum to the pending BH-CONNECT demonstration. California will submit an addendum to the BH-CONNECT demonstration application to further strengthen the continuum of behavioral health care. The addendum will offer two new options for county behavioral health plans to cover: Community transition in-reach services for individuals with long-term institutional stays, and room and board in enriched residential settings for up to six months for those with significant behavioral health conditions and specified risk factors.
Comments will be accepted via U.S. mail or electronic mail. Written comments may be sent to the following address; please indicate “BH-CONNECT Addendum” in the written message:
Department of Health Care Services
Director’s Office
Attn: Tyler Sadwith
P.O. Box 997413, MS 0000
Sacramento, California 95899-7413
Email comments may be submitted to 1115Waiver@dhcs.ca.gov. Please indicate “BH-CONNECT Addendum” in the subject line of the email message. For more information, please visit the DHCS BH-CONNECT webpage.
Children’s Presumptive Eligibility (CPE) and Newborn Gateway Portals
7 月 1 日，DHCS 为服务提供商推出了新的在线门户，以改善新家庭获得保险和护理的机会。 通过 CPE，提供商可以为符合条件的申请人提供临时、全方位的保障。 该门户网站取代了儿童健康和残疾预防门户网站。 新生儿门户网站用于在出生后 72 小时内或出院后 24 小时内报告与 Medi-Cal 和 Medi-Cal Access 婴儿计划相关的出生情况。 如果提供商遇到任何问题，他们可以拨打电话服务中心 1-800-541-5555。