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2022 Behavioral Health Information Notices

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Superseded by BHIN 23-003.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 Requirement9/21/2022
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 Termination8/19/2022
22-044Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Annual Program Review8/12/2022
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
22-042Temporary 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
22-034County Submission Deadlines for CalAIM Behavioral Health Policies and Procedures7/1/2022
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 and 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
22-032County Mental Health Plan 274 Provider Network Data Reporting6/9/2022
22-031Transportation for beneficiaries receiving behavioral health residential, inpatient, or emergency department services5/23/2022
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 10115/12/2022
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
22-025Requirement 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
22-024Assessment of Tobacco Use Disorder in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Recovery or Treatment Facilities: Passage of Assembly Bill (AB) 5415/11/2022
22-023Liability Insurance Requirement for Licensed Residential Substance Use Disorder Recovery or Treatment Facilities: Implementation of Assembly Bill (AB) 11585/11/2022
22-022Advertising 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
22-021Driving-Under-the-Influence (DUI) Program State Licensing Fee Increase Beginning Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023
4/27/2022
22-020County 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
22-018Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist Supervisor training requirements for counties 4/21/2022
22-017Concurrent Review Standards for Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital and Psychiatric Health Facility Services4/15/2022
22-016Authorization of Outpatient Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS)4/15/2022
22-015Mental Health Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Claiming Policy Related to State-Funded Only Beneficiaries4/13/2022
22-014Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Treatment Perceptions Survey (TPS)4/12/2022
22-013Code Selection During Assessment Period for Outpatient Behavioral Health (BH) Services4/6/2022
22-012
Change in Date of Birth Validation in the Short-Doyle Medi-Cal (SDMC) adjudication system4/1/2022
22-011No Wrong Door for Mental Health Services Policy3/31/2022
22-010Mental Health Consumer Perception Survey Data Collection May 16-20, 202203/30/2022
22-009Mental Health Plan and Managed Care Plan Responsibility to Provide Services to Beneficiaries with Eating Disorders3/16/2022
22-008Treatment of Psychiatric Emergency Medical Conditions: Summary of Assembly Bill (AB) 45103/16/2022
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
22-006Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialist county requirements for new and updated certification entities 3/9/2022
22-005Recovery 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 Immigrants3/3/2022
22-003Medi-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
22-001Use of Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Funds for Prevention and Early Intervention Programs.
1/5/2022



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