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​No. Issued ​Subject ​Date​
​​​​22-071
​​Regional Average Rates For Non-Contract Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitals For Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23
​12/30/2022
22-070​
​Parity Requirements for Drug-Medi-Cal State Plan Counties
​​12/30/2022
​22-069
​Guidance to Counties and Providers on Short- Term Residential Therapeutic Program Placement and Institution for Mental Disease Transitions
​12/30/2022
​22-068
Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule​
​12/27/2022
​22-067
​​Annual Reporting Requirements for Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Programs 
​12/23/2022
​22-066

​Superseded by BHIN 23-003​. Extended Deadlines for Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Grandparenting and Implementation of Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Program Curriculum
​12/21/2022

​22-065
​Adult and Youth Screening and Transition of Care Tools for Medi-Cal Mental Health Services
​12/22/2022
22-064

​Medi-Cal Mobile Crisis Services Benefit Implementation
​12/19/2022
​22-063
​Annual Review Protocol for Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) and Other Funded Services for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.​ ​12/19/2022
​​22-062

​Complaints and Investigations of Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Certification Programs
​12/16/2022
​​22-061

​Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Areas of Specialization
​12/16/2022
​22-060​​
​Mental Health Plan and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System Beneficiary Handbook Requirements and Templates 
​12/12/2022
​​​​​22-059

​General Uses of the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act Startup Funding
Enclosure 1 - CARE Act Planning Resources - Cohort 1 $26 Million Allocation
Enclosure 2 - CARE Act Planning Resources - All Counties $31 Million Allocation​​
​11/10/2022
22-058​
UPDATED: Requirements for COVID-19 vaccination, boosters, vaccination verification, masking and testing for behavioral health facility workers
​11/7/2022
​​22-057​

​​Allocation of Funding for Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services, State Fiscal Year 2022-23 and 2023-24 Governor's Approved Budget
​10/27/2022
​22-056
​The Recovery Incentives Program: California's Contingency Management Benefit
​10/17/2022
​22-055

​Peer Services Funding Sources
​10/17/2022
​22-054
Updated Claiming Logic for MCHIP and Emergency Services Claims in the SDMC System
​09/29/2022
​​22-053
​Obligations Related to Indian Health Care Providers in Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Counties​
​​09/26/2022
22-052​

​​Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Allocation and Methodology for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23
​​09/22/2022
22-051
UPDATED: ​Order of the State Public Health Officer Health Care Worker Vaccine Requirement​9/21/2022
​​22-050
​Updated Guidance for CalAIM Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program (BHQIP). 
​09/21/2022

​​22-049

​Updated Requirements and Forms for SMHS QA-UR and County Administrative Claims​​
​9/12/2022
22-048​​​
​Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG) Annual Program Review
​9/7/2022
​22-047

​Statewide Excessive Heat Warning

​9/1/2022
​22-046

​​Technical Documents to Implement CalAIM

​8/31/2022
22-045​​
​Enforcement Actions: Administrative and Monetary Sanctions and Contract Termination​​8/19/2022
​22-044​​Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Annual Program Review​8/12/2022
22-043

​Annual County Monitoring Activities (ACMA) for Mental Health Plans (MHP), Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS), and Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022/23.
​8/12/2022
​22-042​Temporary COVID-19 Emergency Increased Administrative Day Rate for Fee-For-Service/Medi-Cal Hospitals for Fiscal Year 2021-22 ​8/4/2022
​22-041
​​Instructions for Reporting Rates Negotiated for Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitals Services Contracts for Fiscal Year 2022-23
​7/27/2022
​22-040
​​Peer Support Service Function Code 
​7/27/2022
​22-039
​Electronic Signatures after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)​
​8/4/2022
​22-038
​Establishing a County Contract Rate in the Short Doyle/Medi-Cal Claiming and Payment System for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23
​7/27/2022
​22-037
​​Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) Reimbursement Rates & Medication Addiction Treatment (MAT) Rates for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23
​7/12/2022
22-036
​Managed Care Program Annual Report (MCPAR) for Mental Health Plans (MHP) and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Counties.​​7/8/2022​
22-035
Supercedes BHIN 20-075​. ​Implementation and Reporting Requirements of the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Program
​7/8/2022
​​22-034​County Submission Deadlines for CalAIM Behavioral Health Policies and Procedures​7/1/2022
​​​22-033​​
​Supersedes BHIN 21-023​. 2022 Federal Network Certification Requirements for County Mental Health Plans (MHPs) and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery Systems (DMC-ODS)​

  • Attachment A.1 – MHP NACT    ​
  • Attachment A.2 – DMC-ODS NACT
  • Attachment B – Time an​d Distance Standards​ 
  • Attachment C – Alternative Access Standards Request Template
  • Attachment D.1 – Timely Access Data Tool (MHP)​
  • Attachment D.2 – Timely Access Data Tool (DMC-ODS)
  • Attachment E – Certification of Network Adequacy Data
  • Attachment F – Continuity of Care Report Template
  • Attachment G – Network Adequacy Annual Certification Inventory
  • Attachment H – DMC-ODS Supplemental Data Tool
  • Attachment I – Provider Contract Cover Sheet
  • Attachment J – DMC-ODS CAP Resolution Proposal Instructions and Template  ​​

For a copy of the attachments listed above, please contact NAOS@dhcs.ca.gov.

​6/24/2022
​​22-032​County Mental Health Plan 274 Provider Network Data Reporting​​6/9/2022​
​22-031​Transportation for beneficiaries receiving behavioral health residential, inpatient, or emergency department services​5/23/2022
22-030 Plastic Bag Use in Mental Health Rehabilitation Centers (MHRCs) and Psychiatric Health Facilities (PHFs)​5/17/2022
22-029Supersedes DMH Information Notice No.: 99-14. Updates to forms relevant to quarterly reporting of involuntary and voluntary treatment, conservatorships, and convulsive treatment and psychosurgery data: DHCS 1008, 1009, 1010 and 1011​5/12/2022
22-028

​Mental Health Services Act County Population​

5/10/2022​
​​22-027

​Allocation of Funding for Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services, State Fiscal Year 2022-23 and 2023-24 Preliminary Allocations

​5/3/2022

​22-026
​Drug Medi-Cal (DMC), Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) and Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) Peer Support Services ​5/6/2022
​22-025​Requirement for Naloxone or Any Other Opioid Antagonist Used for the Reversal of an Opioid Overdose in Licensed Residential Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Recovery or Treatment Facilities: Implementation of Assembly Bill 381 (AB 381)​5/11/2022
22-024​Assessment of Tobacco Use Disorder in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Recovery or Treatment Facilities: Passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 541​5/11/2022
22-023​Liability Insurance Requirement for Licensed Residential Substance Use Disorder Recovery or Treatment Facilities: Implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 1158​5/11/2022
22-022​Advertising Requirements for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Recovery or Treatment, and Mental Health Facilities: Passage of Senate Bill 434 and 541 (SB 434 and SB 541)​5/11/2022
​22-021​Driving-Under-the-Influence (DUI) Program State Licensing Fee Increase Beginning Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023
​4/27/2022
​22-020​County Mental Plan Obligations Related to Indian Health Care Providers.​4/27/2022
​​​22-019​​
​Documentation Requirements for all Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS), Drug Medi-Cal (DMC), and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) services. ​4/22/2022
22-018​Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Supervisor training requirements for counties ​4/21/2022
​22-017​Concurrent Review Standards for Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital and Psychiatric Health Facility Services​4/15/2022
22-016​Authorization of Outpatient Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS)​4/15/2022
22-015​Mental Health Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Claiming Policy Related to State-Funded Only Beneficiaries​4/13/2022
​22-014​Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Treatment Perceptions Survey (TPS)​4/12/2022
​22-013​Code Selection During Assessment Period for Outpatient Behavioral Health (BH) Services​4/6/2022
​22-012
​​Change in Date of Birth Validation in the Short-Doyle Medi-Cal (SDMC) adjudication system​4/1/2022
​​22-011​No Wrong Door for Mental Health Services Policy​3/31/2022
​​22-010​Mental Health Consumer Perception Survey Data Collection May 16-20, 2022​03/30/2022
​​​​22-009​Mental Health Plan and Managed Care Plan Responsibility to Provide Services to Beneficiaries with Eating Disorders​3/16/2022
22-008​​Treatment of Psychiatric Emergency Medical Conditions: Summary of Assembly Bill (AB) 451​03/16/2022
​​22-007
​Training in the procedures for designation of professionals; professionals and mobile crisis teams’ immunity from liability for actions of an individual released from a 72-hour hold; Summary of Assembly​ Bill (AB) 144303/16/2022
​​22-006​Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist county requirements for new and updated certification entities ​3/9/2022
​​​22-005​Recovery Services components that are reimbursable under the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS)​​3/3/2022
​22-004State Funded Only - Full Scope Aid Codes for Immigrants​3/3/2022
​​​​​​​22-003​​​Medi-Cal Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services for Beneficiaries under age 21.​2/3/2022
22-002

UPDATED: Requirements for COVID-19 vaccination, boosters, vaccination verification, masking and testing for behavioral health facility workers

​1/14/2022​
22-001​Use of Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Funds for Prevention and Early Intervention Programs.​​
​1/5/2022​
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