September 3, 2024 – Stakeholder Update
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过渡性租金概念文件
On August 30, DHCS released the Transitional Rent Concept Paper for a three-week public comment period. DHCS invites the public to comment on this concept paper by 5 p.m. PDT on September 20, 2024. The concept paper summarizes the design of transitional rent, a new initiative under the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Section 1115 waiver demonstration to cover rent/temporary housing for Medi-Cal members who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and meet certain additional eligibility criteria. Coverage of transitional rent as a Community Supports service will be optional for Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCP) beginning on January 1, 2025, and it will be a mandatory benefit offered by all MCPs on January 1, 2026.
To improve the well-being and health outcomes of Medi-Cal members during critical transitions or who meet certain high-risk criteria, California seeks to provide up to six months of transitional rent services for eligible members who are homeless or at risk of homelessness and transitioning out of institutional levels of care, congregate residential settings, correctional facilities, the child welfare system, recuperative care facilities, short-term post-hospitalization housing, transitional housing, homeless shelters, or interim housing, as well as members who meet the criteria for unsheltered homelessness or for a Full Service Partnership (FSP) program. Transitional rent services will be provided only if it is determined to be medically appropriate using clinical and other health-related social needs criteria.
Comments may be submitted to CalAIMECMILOS@dhcs.ca.gov with the subject line “Comments on Transitional Rent.” DHCS also encourages the public to visit the Medi-Cal Enhanced Care Management (ECM) and Community Supports webpage for regular updates.
DHCS 拨款 1.47 亿美元帮助全州 Medi-Cal ECM 和社区支持提供商
On August 30, DHCS awarded $146.6 million to 133 community providers throughout California that provide ECM and Community Supports services to Medi-Cal members. This funding is part of the Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Capacity and Infrastructure, Transition, Expansion, and Development (CITED) initiative, aimed at supporting community providers’ capacity to partner with MCPs and participate in the Medi-Cal delivery system.
These awards build upon the CITED Round 1 funding of $207 million and CITED Round 2 funding of $144 million announced in 2023, as well as funding totaling $37 million to clinics in July 2024, representing all of California’s 58 counties. ECM and Community Supports are essential to Medi-Cal transformation, serving the highest-need Medi-Cal MCP members with in-person care coordination, housing assistance, and other vital services, leading a more equitable health system that works for all Californians. For more information, visit the PATH website.
项目更新
DHCS 简化对 ECM 的访问
DHCS 正在通过标准化转诊和加快授权流程来简化和改善对 ECM 的访问。 DHCS 与利益相关者广泛合作，制定了全州ECM 转诊标准和更新的ECM 推定授权政策（第 107 页）。 有关该政策和合格 ECM 提供商的完整详细信息，请参阅更新后的 ECM 政策指南。 该标准和政策于1年2025月生效，MCP 目前正在实施新指南。 这增加了一系列 DHCS 改革，以简化 2023 年 ECM/社区支持行动计划中概述的 ECM 和社区支持的获取。
此外，10 月 9 日，太平洋时间上午 11 点至中午 12 点，DHCS 将举办一场面向所有人的网络研讨会（需要提前注册），分享有关标准和政策的详细信息。 网络研讨会注册将在网上进行。 利益相关者还可以直接向CalAIMECMILOS@dhcs.ca.gov询问有关新指南的问题。
Explore the “PATHways to Success” Web Portal
DHCS 邀请各组织参观“成功之路”并阅读来自加州各地参与 PATH 的组织的实地评价。 随着社区组织、Medi-Cal 提供商、部落、地方政府机构和其他组织继续参与 PATH，DHCS 将展示他们为其服务的 Medi-Cal 成员提供成功的 ECM 和社区支持服务联系的第一手资料。 探索新网站并了解 PATH 如何帮助组织满足其成员的需求并提供协调的、持续的 ECM 和社区支持。 请将您的问题通过电子邮件发送至communications@ca-path.com 。
加州提升青年 (EYC) 第 6 组标准课程
8 月 19 日，DHCS 发布了一份申请征求书，鼓励为青少年服务的社区和部落组织申请最高 100 万美元的资金，在三年的资助期内在低收入、历史上资源不足的有色人种社区实施 EYC 计划。 EYC 是一项全州范围的项目，旨在解决物质使用障碍问题，通过投资青年领导力和公民参与，为生活在受毒品战争影响尤为严重的社区的有色人种青年和 12 至 26 岁双灵/LGBTQIA+ 青年提供服务。 如需了解更多信息并在截止日期 9 月23日2024之前申请，请访问EYC 网站。
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：
- 计划生育办公室主任领导计划生育、获取、护理和治疗 (FPACT) 计划，该计划为低收入个人和家庭提供计划生育服务。 局长还制定并实施与 FPACT、计划生育以及 Medi-Cal 计划中的性与生殖健康服务相关的复杂而敏感的政策。 （最终提交日期：9 月 4 日）
DHCS 还在为立法和政府事务、人力资源、审计、卫生政策、信息技术和其他团队招聘人员。 欲了解更多信息，请访问CalCareers 网站。
即将举行的利益相关方会议和网络研讨会
以消费者为中心的利益相关者工作组 (CFSW)
9月6日上午10点至11点30分 太平洋夏令时间，DHCS 将举行每月的 CFSW 会议，为利益相关者提供审查各种消费者信息材料并提供反馈的机会。 该论坛重点关注资格和注册相关的活动，并就 Medi-Cal 政策和功能进行公开讨论。 会议材料（包括议程）将于 9 月 4 日中午之前发布在 CFSW 网页上。请将您的问题通过电子邮件发送至DHCSCFSW@dhcs.ca.gov。{cph0
Medi-Cal Children’s Health Advisory Panel (MCHAP) Meeting
9 月 12 日，太平洋时间上午 10 点至下午 2 点，DHCS 将在国会大道 1500 号 172 号楼的 ABC 培训室或通过公开网络研讨会举办季度 MCHAP 会议。 MCHAP 就影响 Medi-Cal 儿童的政策和运营问题向 DHCS 提供建议。 会议将提供有关 ECM 和新福利的最新信息，审查 AB 2083 儿童和青少年护理系统对多年期计划报告的补充分析，并提供儿童和青少年行为健康计划的最新信息。
行为健康服务法住房干预公众听证会
太平洋时间 9 月 12 日下午 1 点至 2 点，健康与社会服务部将就行为健康服务法案下的住房干预措施举办公开听证会。2024 年 3 月，加州选民通过了 1 号提案，其中包括《行为健康服务法》和《行为健康债券》。本次会议对公众开放，与会者可就健康与社会服务部正在制定的指南发表意见，并帮助塑造加州行为健康护理服务的未来。
请访问行为健康转型网页，了解有关此次公众听证会的更多信息和其他资源。请将您有关行为健康转型和/或公众听证会的问题发送至BHTinfo@DHCS.ca.gov。
面向家庭和社区伙伴的儿童助听器覆盖计划 (HACCP) 网络研讨会
On September 12, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. PDT, DHCS will host the quarterly HACCP webinar for families and community partners. For more information and to pre-register, please visit DHCS’ HACCP webpage.
PATH 技术援助 (TA) 市场网络研讨会
9 月 26 日上午 10 时PDT、DHCS 将举办 PATH TA Marketplace TA 受助人信息网络研讨会（需提前注册）。我们鼓励所有目前已获批准的 TA 受援机构和有兴趣成为 TA 受援机构的合格组织参加会议。网络研讨会将提供选择供应商和项目、提交 TA 项目审批、进度报告等方面的支持。请将问题提交至ta-marketplace@ca-path.com。 请访问PATH TA Marketplace 网页了解更多信息。
DHCS 减害峰会
Registration is currently open for the first two DHCS Harm Reduction Summits in Shasta County (October 24) and San Mateo County (November 19). Through these convenings, DHCS hopes to collaborate with communities across the state to change the culture around the concept of harm reduction within California’s substance use disorder treatment system and to create low-barrier, patient-centered care. DHCS encourages substance use disorder treatment providers and staff (including social workers, peers, front desk staff, case managers, nurses, physicians, and all staff in substance use disorder treatment settings) to attend and learn about best practices for incorporating the tenets of harm reduction into substance use disorder treatment settings. The remaining summits will be in Fresno County, Los Angeles County, and San Diego County in winter 2025. Register on the event website.
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扩大行为健康服务的关键融资机会
On July 17, DHCS released the Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 1: Launch Ready Request for Applications. Eligible organizations can apply for funding to construct, acquire, and rehabilitate properties for behavioral health services for Medi-Cal members. Interested parties can find application instructions on the BHCIP website and submit their applications by December 13, 2024. This initiative, part of Proposition 1, seeks to transform California’s mental health and substance use disorder systems, providing more comprehensive care for the state’s most vulnerable populations. For more information, contact DHCS at BHTinfo@dhcs.ca.gov.