專案更新​​ 

2024 年立法摘要完成​​ 

DHCS’ Office of Legislative and Governmental Affairs issued the final 2024 Legislative Summary. This comprehensive report of all policy and budget bills impacting DHCS highlights those signed or vetoed by the Governor. It also includes full copies of veto messages, offering valuable insights into the decision-making process shaping California’s health care landscape.​​  

This year’s legislative activity addressed critical topics, such as behavioral health reforms, Medi-Cal enhancements, and innovative approaches to community health and pharmacy benefits, showcasing California’s commitment to advancing health care for all.​​ 

Medi-Cal 牙科社區健康工作者服務​​ 

Effective December 1, Community Health Worker (CHW) services have been added as a benefit under Medi-Cal Dental. CHWs are important in addressing key barriers to dental care and serve as a bridge between Medi-Cal members and the oral health care system, offering support to help individuals access and maintain oral health. DHCS received federal approval on July 26, 2024, to extend CHW services to Medi-Cal Dental. The added CHW benefit integrates CHWs into the oral health care system to enhance preventive care and provide support services to Medi-Cal members. Medi-Cal Dental providers can now bill for CHW services under the updated dental fee schedule.​​ 

Covered CHW services include oral health education and oral health navigation assistance to help members access and maintain care. CHWs provide information, training, and support to help members navigate the oral health care system, understand how it works, and become active participants in their own care. In addition, CHWs connect members with community resources that promote oral health and address specific barriers. This includes connecting members to translation or interpretation services and arranging transportation for dental visits.​​ 

提供存取和轉型健康（PATH）技術協助（TA）市場第五輪供應商採購​​ 

On January 1, 2025, DHCS will open the PATH TA Marketplace Round 5 vendor application. The deadline to apply is January 31, 2025. Round 5 will be a targeted procurement for new and existing hands-on service offerings that address TA Marketplace gaps. The Round 5 procurement will seek TA vendor applications for all seven TA domains, but will focus on services for the following provider types: rural providers, Medi-Cal Tribal and Designee of Indian Health Program providers, maternal and child-serving providers, and transitional rent providers.​​ 

DHCS will not accept submissions for new off-the-shelf projects or changes to existing off-the-shelf projects during the Round 5 procurement period. Instead, the Round 5 application will solicit on-demand resources from existing TA vendors. The resources must be already fully developed, meet the needs of the TA Marketplace, and include a final cost. Organizations interested in applying to qualify as a TA vendor are encouraged to review the guidance document. Please submit questions to ta-marketplace@ca-path.com.​​ 

加入我們的團隊​​ 

DHCS 正在尋找有才華和有動力的人，以作為：​​ 

• 審計和調查的合同和註冊審查部（CERD）主任。 主管負責規劃、組織和指導健康計劃、提供者和藥物 Medi-Cal 組織配送系統合規審查的活動。 主管還帶領與 Medi-Cal 和其他 DHCS 計劃的計劃完整性有關的政策和程序的開發和實施。 申請必須在 12 月 6 日前提交。
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• 策略合作夥伴辦公室助理副署長，協助領導大型 DHCS 計劃、開發和實施，以建立 Medi-Cal 以外的跨部門戰略合作夥伴關係，包括與其他部門、商業保險公司和技術和慈善創新者，例如兒童和青少年行為健康倡議，CalHope，Medi-Cal 校本服務和司法相關重新入境計劃。 申請必須在十二月十三日之前提交。​​ 

DHCS 還正在招聘其健康政策，信息技術和其他團隊。 有關更多信息，請訪問 CalCareers 網站。​​  

即將舉行的利害關係人會議和網絡​​ 

兒童助聽器保障計劃網絡研討會​​ 

12 月 3 日，太平洋標準時間上午 11 點至下午 12 點，DHCS 將舉辦網絡研討會，與家庭和社區合作夥伴分享有關申請助聽器保障並最大限度地提高兒童助聽器保障計劃福利後的指導。 有關更多信息和預先註冊，請訪問兒童助聽器保障計劃網頁。​​ 

PATH 協作規劃與實施 (CPI) 最佳實踐網路研討會​​ 

On December 6, from 10 to 11 a.m. PST, DHCS will host a public webinar, Hospital Engagement in CalAIM: Supporting Connection to Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Services Among Eligible Medi-Cal Members (advance registration required). Guest presenters include Dignity Health, University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, and Marshall Medical Center.​​ 

The webinar will explain and emphasize the value of hospitals engaging with California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) providers in their region, recognize opportunities for improved collaboration on discharge planning among hospital staff and ECM or Community Supports providers, and identify opportunities for warm handoffs and other coordination strategies between hospital staff and ECM providers to improve member connection to ECM and Community Supports services. Please submit questions to collaborative@ca-path.com.​​ 

以消費者為中心的利益相關者工作小組（CFSW）​​ 

On December 6, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. PST, DHCS will convene the monthly meeting of the CFSW, which provides stakeholders an opportunity to review and provide feedback on a variety of consumer messaging materials. The forum focuses on eligibility and enrollment-related activities and strives to offer an open discussion on Medi-Cal policies and functionality. Meeting materials, including the meeting agenda, will be posted to the CFSW webpage DHCS-Consumer-Focused-Stakholder-Workgroup-CFSW by noon on December 4. Please e-mail your questions to DHCSCFSW@dhcs.ca.gov.​​ 

DHCS 減少危害高峰會​​ 

DHCS aims to collaborate with communities across the state to promote harm reduction within California’s substance use disorder treatment system and 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. Summits will be held in Fresno, Los Angeles, and San Diego counties in winter 2025. Register on the event website.​​ 

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DHCS Major Program Initiatives – Go-Live Dates (Updated)​​ 

From CalAIM to transforming the state’s behavioral health programs, DHCS’ initiatives provide equitable access to quality health care, leading to a healthy California for all. The links below reflect DHCS’ major program initiatives and anticipated go-live dates, pending readiness and federal approvals. This useful resource available on the DHCS website has been updated, as of November 22, and new information will be added as needed: DHCS Major Program Initiatives – Go-Live Dates.​​ 

新的家庭協定門戶網站將於 2025 年 1 月推出​​ 

From January 13 through February 2, 2025, the Family Planning, Access, Care, and Treatment (Family PACT) program’s client eligibility and enrollment transaction services will transition from the Health Access Programs (HAP) Client Eligibility System to a new Family PACT portal. The HAP Client Eligibility System will be disabled on February 3, 2025, after which all Family PACT client enrollment, changes, and deactivations will be completed exclusively through the California Healthcare Eligibility, Enrollment, and Retention System (CalHEERS) Family PACT portal.​​ 

To access the new portal, existing users must confirm and/or update current site certifier contact information in the Provider Application and Validation for Enrollment (PAVE) portal to receive their login credentials. Family PACT providers who do not have a current site certifier in PAVE must email site certifier information (National Provider Identifier, first and last name, and email address) to providerservices@dhcs.ca.gov as soon as possible.​​ 

To support Family PACT providers during this transition, beginning in December 2024, providers will have access to comprehensive training materials and webinars through the Family PACT Online Training Center Learning Management System. These resources will ensure that providers are equipped to use the Family PACT portal effectively before it launches. Detailed instructions for accessing the Family PACT portal will be emailed to all enrolled and actively billing Family PACT providers in early January 2025.​​