Policy Proposals and Letters
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2023
- September 18 2023: Re: Recommendations regarding Draft BHIN 23-XXX Medi-Cal Peer Support Services, Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists, and Certification Program Requirements
- August 31, 2023: Re: BH-CONECT Demonstration and CalAIM Transitional Rent Amendment
- August 28, 2023: Re: State Plan Amendment 23-0026
- August 25, 2023: Re: BH Doc Redesign
- August 25, 2023: RE: AB 1470 (Quirk-Silva) – Support
- August 23, 2023: RE: SB 326 (Eggman) Behavioral Health Services Act.– CONTINUING CONCERNS As amended August 15th
- August 23, 2023:Re: Requested Legislative Clean-Up to AB 120 (Committee on Budget) – Adoption Facilitator Prohibition
- August 17, 2023: RE: California Children, Youth, and Families Integrated Core Practice Model and the California Integrated Training Guide
- August 14, 2023: Re: Requested Legislative Clean-Up to AB 120 (Committee on Budget) – Adoption Facilitator Prohibition
- July 17, 2023: Re: BH Doc Redesign – Targeted Stakeholder BHIN 22-019 Feedback
- July 10, 2023: Re: Recommendations Re: Draft BHIN Concerning Behavioral Health Services Audit Procedures
- July 6, 2023: RE: SB 326 (Eggman) Behavioral Health Services Act.– CONCERNS
- June 22, 2023: Office of Strategic Partnerships, Department of Health Care Services
- June 7, 2023: Re: BH Doc Redesign – Targeted Stakeholder Workgroup Comments
- June 6, 2023: Local Governmental Financing Division Department of Health Care Services
- June 1, 2023: Re: AB 167 Telehealth Guidelines
- May 31, 2023: Re: Inclusion of Parity Compliance Reviews in Behavioral Health Investigations
- May 26, 2022: RE: Governor’s Budget Proposal for County Behavioral Health Payment Reform Funding: Request to Approve
- May 26, 2023: Joint MHSA Letter
- May 4, 2023: Deputy Director, Children and Family Services Division Department of Social Services
- May 1, 2023: Timing for Implementing the CCR Permanent Rates Structure
- April 10, 2023: RE: 5180-013-BCP-2023-GB Adoption Facilitators Program Unit—CONCERNS
- March 30, 2023: RE: Coalition Letter to DHCS – Follow up from March 9, 2023 Meeting
- March 23, 2023: RE: Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Trailer Bill Draft: Concerns
- March 17, 2023: Office of Strategic Partnerships, Department of Health Care Services
- March 7, 2023: RE: Behavioral Health Information Notice No.: 23-XXX
- February 17, 2023: RE: CalAIM Behavioral Health Administrative Integration Concept Paper
- February 9, 2023: Urgent meeting with the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), CBHDA, and CalMHSA representatives
- February 3, 2023: RE: DRAFT BHIN 23-XXX: Updated Telehealth Guidance for Specialty Mental Health Services and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services in Medi-Cal
- February 1, 2023: Re: Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Funding
- January 27, 2023: Re: Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Coverage Requirements, Title 28, California Code of Regulations, Adopting Rules 1300.74.72, 1374.72.01 and 1300.74.721, Repealing Rule 1300.74.72, Control No. 2022-MHSUD.
- January 26, 2023: Re: W23-10 – Rules and Forms: Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment Act
- January 24, 2023: Re: Well and Thriving: Prevention and Early Intervention in California
- January 13, 2023: California Behavioral Health Community-Based Continuum Demonstration
2022
- December 2022: Re: Aligning 2022 MHSUD - Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Coverage Requirements with the SB 855 Statute on Definition of “Health Care Provider
- October 2022: Accreditation and CalAIM Documentation Reform
- October 19, 2022: Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program Feedback
- October 14, 2022: Community-Based Organization (CBO) Behavioral Health Workforce Grant Program
- October 10, 2022: Delivery of Specialty Mental Health Services for Youth Without Documentation of Diagnosis
- September 30, 2022: PEI Report Comments - Children's Groups
- September 27, 2022: HCAI Loan Repayment and Scholarship Programs: Feedback from California Alliance
- August 29, 2022: Behavioral Health Virtual Services and E-consult Platform (Virtual Platform)
- June 10, 2022: Request for Administration Support of Legislative Budget Proposal for $250 million in State Relief Associated with COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
- April 22, 2022: Draft BHIN No. 22-XXX: DRUG MEDI-CAL (DMC), DRUG MEDI-CAL ORGANIZED DELIVERY SYSTEM (DMC-ODS) AND SPECIALTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (SMHS) PEER SUPPORT SERVICES
- April 19, 2022: AB 2830 (Bloom) Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment Court Program–CONCERNS As amended April 7th, 2022
- March 25, 2022: Preliminary Feedback on CARE Court Proposal
- March 14, 2022: Workgroup Recommendations
- March 11, 2022: Request for Inclusion of California’s Nonprofit Employers in State Relief Associated with COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
- March 7, 2022: State of Emergency in Children's Mental Health
- February 25, 2022: Request to Permanently Fund the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program
- February 16, 2022: Senate Bill 1091 Family Finding and Engagement Factsheet
- February 11, 2022: Response to DRAFT APL 22-XXX: MEDI-CAL MANAGED CARE HEALTH PLAN RESPONSIBILITIES FOR NON-SPECIALTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
- February 7, 2022: AB 1615 (TING)—SPONSOR
- February 7, 2022: Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative
- February 1, 2022: $21M Foster Youth Tax Credit Proposal
- January 25, 2022: ADDRESSING THE URGENT CHILDREN AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS - Proposed Actions to Recruit and Retain Mental Health and Support Staff for Children and Youth
- January 25, 2022: AB 552 (Quirk-Silva) Integrated School-Based Behavioral Health Partnership Program. - SUPPORT
- CA ALLIANCE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY STRATEGY REPORT
2021
- July 14, 2021: CA Alliance Feedback Concerning Draft Annual System Review Protocol for SMHS
- November 10, 2021: Response to Behavioral Health Information Notice No. 21-XXX on Criteria for beneficiary access to Specialty Mental Health Services
- November 15, 2021: Comments on the Request for Information (RFI) on Addressing Challenges Related to the Access of Mental Health Care and Substance Use Treatment
- February 2021: STRTP Policy and Practice Recommendations: Recommendations to Improve a Critical Component of Care for Foster Youth