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Contracts & Medicaid State Plan

Mental Health Plan Contract

The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) administers the Medi-Cal Program, including the Specialty Mental Health Services Program.  DHCS contracts with California’s 56 Mental Health Plans (MHPs) for the provision of Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services.  This contract is called Mental Health Plan Contract and is required by state laws and regulations (Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 14680-14726, and Title 9, California Code of Regulations, Sections 1810.100 and 1810.110).  The Mental Health Plan Contract sets forth comprehensive requirements for MHPs to provide or arrange for the provision of all covered, medically necessary Specialty Mental Health Services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries in each county. 

County Code
County
Go Live Date
County Code
County
Go Live Date
1
Alameda
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
29
Nevada 
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
2
Alpine
7/1/2022 - 6/30/202730
Orange
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
3
Amador
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
31
Placer
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
4
Butte
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
32
Plumas
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
5
Calaveras
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
33
Riverside
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
6
Colusa
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
34
Sacramento
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
7
Contra Costa
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
35
San Benito
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
8
Del Norte
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
36
San Bernadino
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
9
El Dorado
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
37
San Diego 
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
10
Fresno7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
38
San Francisco 
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
11
Glenn 7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
39
San Joaquin
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
12
Humboldt7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
40
San Luis Obispo7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
13
Imperial
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
41San Mateo7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
14
Inyo
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
42
San Barbara
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
15
Kern
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
43
Santa Clara7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
16
Kings
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
44
Santa Cruz
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
17
Lake
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
45
Shasta
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
18
Lassen
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
46
Siskiyou
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
19
Los Angeles
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
47
Solano 
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
20
Madera 
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
48
Sonoma 
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
21
Marin
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
49
Stanislaus 
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
22
Mariposa7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
50
Sutter- Yuba
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
23
Mendocino
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
52
Tehama
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
24
Merced
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
53
Trinity
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
25
Modoc7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
54
Tulare
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
26
Mono
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
55
Tuolumne
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
27
Monterey7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
56
Ventura
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
28
Napa
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027
57
Yolo
7/1/2022 - 6/30/2027

California’s Medicaid State Plan

The Medicaid State Plan is based on the requirements set forth in Title XIX of the Social Security Act and is a comprehensive written document created by the State of California that describes the nature and scope of its Medicaid (Medi-Cal) program.  It serves as a contractual agreement between the State of California and the federal government and must be administered in conformity with specific requirements of Title XIX of the Social Security Act and regulations outlined in Chapter IV of the Code of Federal Regulations.   The State Plan contains all information necessary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to determine if the State can receive Federal Financial Participation (FFP).

Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services Medicaid State Plan Sections


Last modified date: 2/13/2023 12:25 PM