Stakeholder Meetings and Webinars
Back to April 2022 Stakeholder Communications Update
Behavioral Health Stakeholder Advisory Committee (BH-SAC) and Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting
On May 12, DHCS will host the next BH-SAC and SAC meetings via webinar. Meeting materials for the SAC and BH-SAC meetings will be available on the DHCS website. Please email your questions to BehavioralHealthSAC@dhcs.ca.gov or SACInquiries@dhcs.ca.gov.
CalAIM Behavioral Health Workgroup Meeting
On May 4, DHCS will hold a CalAIM Behavioral Health Workgroup meeting. Workgroup members are invited to provide feedback. This meeting will be open to the public. Please register in advance for this webinar.
CalAIM Justice-Involved Advisory Group
On March 24, DHCS held its sixth CalAIM Justice-Involved Advisory Group meeting. Throughout 2022, the advisory group will discuss justice-involved topics, such as Medi-Cal application processes, the 90-days pre-release services delivery model, and reentry planning. Meeting materials from previous meetings are available on the DHCS website. Although advisory group participation is limited to a select group of key stakeholders, members of the public are welcome to listen to these public meetings. Please email CalAIMJusticeAdvisoryGroup@dhcs.ca.gov with any questions.
CalAIM Population Health Management (PHM) Advisory Group and Strategy and Roadmap
On March 18, DHCS held the first meeting of the PHM Advisory Group. Throughout 2022, the PHM Advisory Group will meet to provide feedback and recommendations on the PHM Program and the PHM Service. While participation is limited to Advisory Group members, members of the public are invited to attend meetings and submit comments. Meeting information and materials will be posted on the DHCS website. Future meetings will focus on various components of the PHM Strategy and Roadmap document, which will describe key PHM concepts and set the “roadmap" for Medi-Cal MCPs implementing PHM through 2023 and 2024. The PHM Strategy and Roadmap document is slated for release for public comment in mid-April. For questions about the PHM Advisory Group, please email to CalAIM@dhcs.ca.gov.
CalAIM MLTSS and Duals Integration Workgroup Meeting
On April 21, DHCS will hold the next CalAIM MLTSS and Duals Workgroup meeting via webinar. This meeting will allow stakeholders to provide feedback and share information about policy, operations, and strategy for DHCS' transition plan for dual eligibles and the CCI transition within the CalAIM initiative. Initial workgroup discussions will focus on policies and operations to transition CMC members to aligned D-SNP/Medi-Cal managed care enrollment. Future topics will be developed based on CalAIM goals and MPA topics around integrated care for dual eligible Californians. Background materials, transcripts, and video recordings of the previous workgroup meetings, along with additional information about the workgroup, are posted on the DHCS website.
Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI)
On March 15, CalHHS, in collaboration with DHCS and other state departments, hosted a public webinar to provide an overview of the CYBHI, including goals, descriptions of initiative work streams within departments, and stakeholder engagement plans. The webinar materials are available on the CalHHS website.
DHCS will launch this month a robust stakeholder engagement effort to obtain input from experts and stakeholders, including children, youth, and their families. DHCS will use the stakeholder engagement process to better understand the existing behavioral health and school-based services landscape, identify needs and gaps in the existing delivery systems, and prioritize areas of focus for DHCS' CYBHI work streams.
DHCS will also host public webinars, listening tours, and roundtables with key stakeholders, as well as conduct focus groups with children, youth, and families. Additionally, DHCS will convene two CYBHI Think Tanks to incorporate perspectives to help shape a grant effort to scale up evidence-based programs and the Behavioral Health Virtual Services Platform. Each Think Tank is designed so members can provide feedback and shape the development of DHCS' CYBHI programs through immersive workshops, design-thinking sessions, and other methods for multi-disciplinary engagement.
More information about DHCS' stakeholder engagement efforts is available on the DHCS website.
Community Health Workers (CHW) Stakeholder Workgroup Meeting
In February, DHCS shared an updated draft SPA page with stakeholders and received extensive comments and feedback. DHCS is expecting to formally submit the SPA to CMS this spring after reviewing and incorporating stakeholder feedback. Once submitted, the draft SPA will be posted on the DHCS website. The CHW benefit is scheduled to start on July 1. More information about the stakeholder meetings and the CHW benefit is available on the DHCS website.
Doula Services Stakeholder Workgroup Meeting
DHCS met with stakeholders on February 15 to provide an update and receive feedback on the new January 1, 2023, implementation date. DHCS reviewed a draft SPA page with stakeholders at the doula stakeholder meeting on March 29. Information about the doula benefit is available on the DHCS website.
Medi-Cal Consumer-Focused Stakeholder Workgroup (CFSW) Meeting
DHCS held a CFSW meeting via webinar on April 1. The next CFSW meeting will be held on May 6. Additional information about the workgroup is available on the DHCS website.
Medi-Cal Dental Los Angeles Stakeholder Meeting
On May 19, DHCS will host a virtual Medi-Cal Dental Los Angeles Stakeholder meeting. The purpose is for Los Angeles County stakeholders to provide input on how DHCS can best perform oversight of and guide its dental program to improve dental utilization rates and the delivery of oral health and dental care services, including prevention and education services within dental managed care and FFS dental. Additional information is available on the DHCS website.
Tribes and Indian Health Program Representatives Meeting
On April 1, DHCS held a virtual follow-up meeting for Tribes and Indian Health Program representatives.
On May 20, DHCS will host the quarterly Tribal and Indian Health Program Representatives virtual meeting. The invitation and webinar registration information are posted on the DHCS website.
