March 2012

• CMHDA Memo to Budget Committees: Governor's 2012-13 January Budget for Community Mental Health (March 26, 2012) (PDF 250 KB)
• CMHDA, CIMH Fact Sheet on the IMD Demonstration Project (March 22, 2012) (PDF 184 KB)
  • Sacramento County IMD Demonstration Project Press Release (March 22, 2012) (PDF 195 KB)
  • Contra Costa County IMD Demonstration Project Press Release (March 22, 2012) (PDF 189 KB)
• The Sacramento Bee, "Jerry Brown, Teachers Finalizing Compromise Tax Initiative Today" (March 14, 2012) (Link)
• DHCS E-mail Regarding Federal Approval to Participate in the Medicaid Emergency Psychiatric Demonstration (March 15, 2012) (PDF 35 KB)
• CMS Statement Regarding Extension of Enforcement Discretion Period for Updated HIPAA Transaction Standards Through June 30, 2012 (March 15, 2012) (PDF 84 KB)
• CMHDA Memo Re: Implementation of Patient Protection and Affordable Health Care Act and Health Care Reform Highlights (March 12, 2012) (PDF 262 KB)
• Monterey County The Herald Op-Ed, Dr. Wayne Clark: Monterey County's Valuable Mental Health Resource (March 12, 2012) (Link)
• E-mail Announcement: DHCS Acting Assignments for Vanessa Baird, Rene Mollow and Robert Sugawara (March 5, 2012) (PDF 112 KB)
• The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) Report, "The 2012-13 Budget: Oversight and Accountability at State Hospitals" (March 1, 2012) (Link)
• DHCS E-mail Regarding Release of Final 1115 Waiver Behavioral Health Services Needs Assessment (March 1, 2012) (PDF 49 KB)
  • DHCS Final 1115 Waiver Behavioral Health Services Needs Assessment (March 1, 2012) (Link)

February 2012

• The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, "People with Disabilities and Medicaid Managed Care: Key Issues to Consider" (February 27, 2012) (Link)
• The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) "The 2012-13 Budget: The 2011 Realignment of Adult Offenders - An Update" (February 23, 2012) (Link)
• The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) "The 2012-13 Budget: Refocusing CDCR After the 2011 Realignment" (February 23, 2012) (Link)
• DHCS and DMH Save the Date for a Stakeholder Meeting Regarding the Transfer of Medi-Cal Mental Health Services to DHCS (February 23, 2012) (PDF 93 KB)
• California Health and Human Services Agency, Governor's Coordinated Care Initiative Long-Term Services and Supports Summary (February 22, 2012) (PDF 1.2 MB)
  • DHCS Proposed Trailer Bill Language, Fact Sheet on Coordinated Care Initiative for Medi-Cal Beneficiaries (February 22, 2012) (PDF 215 KB)
  • DHCS Proposed Trailer Bill Language, Care Coordination Initiative for Medi-Cal Beneficiaries (February 22, 2012) (PDF 351 KB)
• CMHDA Memo on 2012-13 Restructuring State Administration of California Community Mental Health (February, 2012) (PDF 186 KB)
• DHCS News Release, "State to Continue ADHC Program Through March" (February 17, 2012) (PDF 51 KB)
• DHHS, CMS, Frequently Asked Questions on Essential Health Benefits Bulletin (February 17, 2012) (PDF 88 KB)
• U.S. HHS News Release, "HHS Announces Intent to Delay ICD-10 Compliance Date" (February 16, 2012) (Link)
• DHCS, Healthy Families Program Transition Presentation (February 9, 2012) (PDF 272 KB)
• Fact Sheet - DHCS Proposed Trailer Bill Language, Healthy Families Program Managed Care Plan Capitation Rates and Transition of Children from the Healthy Families Program to Medi-Cal (February 6, 2012) (PDF 179 KB)
  • Mercer Medi-Cal Managed Care Rate Development for a Child Rate (Age 0-19) - Calendar Year 2013 (February 6, 2012) (PDF 85 KB)
• DHCS Proposed May Revision Trailer Bill Legislation "Transfer of Medi-Cal Mental Health Functions to the Department of Health Care Services" (February 3, 2012) (PDF 412 KB)
  • Transfer of Medi-Cal Mental Health Functions from DMH to DHCS - Fact Sheet (February 3, 2012) (PDF 143 KB)
  • Transfer of Medi-Cal Mental Health Functions from DMH to DHCS - Matrix (February 3, 2012) (PDF 86 KB)
• Information on the American Public Health Association Conference in San Francisco, October 27-31, 2012 (February 3, 2012) (PDF 37 KB)
• The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), Healthcare Workforce Development Division Newsletter (February 3, 2012) (Link)
• California External Quality Review Organization (EQRO) Mental Health Plan Medi-Cal Approved EPSDT Claims Data (February 2, 2012) (Link)
• DMH E-mail Regarding a Webinar Titled, " Illness Management and Recovery - An Evidenced-Based Program for IMDs" (February 2, 2012) (PDF 11 KB)
• CMHDA CA Mental Health Funding Evolution and Policy Implications Presentation (December 1, 2011) (PPT 175 MB) PowerPoint Version
• CMHDA CA Mental Health Funding Evolution and Policy Implications Presentation (December 1, 2011 (PDF 200 MB) PDF Version
• DHCS E-mail Regarding Draft 1115 Waiver Behavioral Health Services Needs Assessment (January 31, 2012) (PDF 44 KB)
  • Draft 1115 Waiver Behavioral Health Services Needs Assessment (January 31, 2012) (Link)
  • CMHDA Comments on Draft California Mental Health and Substance Use Needs Assessment, Dated 1-30-12 (February 10, 2012) (PDF 111 KB)

January 2012

• DHCS Memo Regarding Release of Request for Solutions for the Duals Demonstration (January 27, 2012) (PDF 769 KB)
• DHCS California's Dual Eligible Demonstration Request for Solutions (January 27, 2012) (PDF 239 KB)
• DMH Interim MHSA Issue Resolution Process (January 27, 2012) (Link)
• DHCS Webinar on ACA Section 2703 State Option to Provide Health Homes for Enrollees with Chronic Conditions: Potential Options for California, February 3, 2012 (January 25, 2012) (PDF 17 KB)
• Update from DMH on CSI Data Reporting (January 25, 2012) (Link)
• E-mail Regarding DMH Training Overview on Illness Management and Recovery Program for IMDs (January 23, 2012) (PDF 57 KB)
• DHCS Summary of Specialty Mental Health Services Program in Governor's 2012-13 Budget (January 20, 2012) (PDF 39 KB)
• Title and Summary of CSAC's Realignment Protection Initiative (December 30, 2011) (PDF 436 KB)
• Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) Review of CSAC's Realignment Protection Initiative (December 16, 2011) (PDF 148 KB)
• Governor Brown's 2012-13 Proposed State Budget (January 5, 2012) (Link)
  • CMHDA Memo on the Governor's FY 2012-13 State Budget Proposal (January 6, 2012) (PDF 354 KB)
  • Addendum to January 5th CMHDA State Budget Update Memo (PDF 145 KB)
  • State Budget Update Powerpoint (January 12, 2012)
• Managed Pharmacy Care vs. DHCS, Preliminary Injunction Order Related to Medi-Cal Reduction for Pharmacy Benefits (January 3, 2012) (PDF 93 KB)
• DHCS Letter Regarding Draft Request For Solutions (RFS) for California's Dual Eligibles Demonstration Project (December 22, 2011) (PDF 581 KB)
  • DHCS California Dual Eligibles Demonstration Project Request For Solutions (RFS) Web Page (January 3, 2012) (Link)

December 2011

• CDCR Public Safety Realignment Handbook, Helpful Resources for California's Counties in Implementing 2011's Public Safety Realignment Legislation (December 22, 2011) (Link)
• SAMHSA Announces a Working Definition of "Recovery" from Mental Disorders and Substance Use Disorders (December 22, 2011) (Link)
• Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) Analysis of CSAC's Constitutional Amendment Related to the 2011 Realignment of State Programs and Revenues (December 16, 2011) (Link)
• CMHDA Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation Principles, Adopted by CMHDA All Directors, December 15, 2011 (December 21, 2011) (PDF 43 KB)
• DMH Community Mental Health Statewide Stakeholder Meeting Agenda, December 21, 2011 (December 20, 2011) (PDF 145 KB)
• CMHDA Fact Sheet: 2011 Realignment: Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Services (December 2011) (PDF 400 KB)
• CMHDA Fact Sheet: AB 100 Mental Health Fact Sheet (December 2011) (PDF 335 KB)
• CMHDA Fact Sheet: AB 109 Criminal Justice Alignment (December 2011) (PDF 415 KB)
• California Department of Aging Information on Elimination of Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) Program (December 19, 2011) (Link)
• ADP-DMH Short-Doyle Medi-Cal Part 2 5010 Cut-Over Approach (December 7, 2011) (PDF 40 KB)
• DHCS Short-Doyle Medi-Cal Part 2 5010 Cut-Over Approach (December 7, 2011) (PDF 294 KB)
• Letter from Governor Brown on Proposed Ballot Initiative to Temporarily Raise Revenues (December 5, 2011) (PDF 545 KB)
• E-mail Regarding APS Healthcare - EQRO Webinar on Statewide Medi-Cal Psychiatric Inpatient Follow-Up Services (December 5, 2011) (PDF 85 KB)
• CiMH MHSA Housing Program Memo to Counties (October 26, 2011) (PDF 358 KB)
• Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) MHSA Housing Program Memo to Counties (October 25, 2011) (PDF 126 KB)

November 2011

• UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, "Adult Mental Health Needs in California" (November 30, 2011) (Link)
• 2010-11 Live Well, San Diego! Building Better Health, Highlights and Accomplishments, County of San Diego (November 8, 2011) (PDF 2.5 MB)
  • Memo to San Diego Board of Supervisors Regarding 2010-11 Live Well, San Diego! Building Better Health (November 8, 2011) (PDF 44 KB)
• University of California San Francisco, Office of Continuing Medical Education, 2012 Developmental Disabilities Meeting (November 21, 2011) (Link)
• RAND Corporation Report, "Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California" (November 21, 2011) (Link)
• CMSP Governing Board, "Path2Health" Medical Provider Trainings (November 18, 2011) (PDF 382 KB)
• CMSP Governing Board, "Path2Health" Hospital and Clinic Trainings (November 18, 2011) (PDF 382 KB)
• Anthem Blue Cross, "Path2Health" Behavioral HealthTrainings (November 18, 2011) (PDF 369 KB)
• Legislative Analyst's Office, "California's Fiscal Outlook: The 2012-13 Budget" (November 16, 2011) (Link)
• Center for Behavioral Health Services & Criminal Justice Research, "The Next Generation of Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Interventions: Improving Outcomes by Improving Interventions" (September 2011) (PDF 1.2 MB)
  • Message from Nancy Wolff, Ph.D., Director Center for Behavioral Health Services & Criminal Justice Research Regarding Monograph (October 3, 2011) (PDF 113 KB)
• E-mail From DHCS Regarding the Update on he California Department of Health Care Services' 1115 Waiver Behavioral Health Service Needs Assessment (November 10, 2011) (PDF 43 KB)
• E-mail Regarding CDCR-Div. of Correctional Health Care Services Upcoming Web Meetings on Post Release Community Supervision (November 8, 2011) (PDF 82 KB)
  • How To Join A Web Meeting As An Attendee (for CDCR Web Meeting) (November 8, 2011) (PDF 199 KB)
• Kidsdata.org - "California's Youth Suicide Rate Has Declined, Updated Data Show" (November 3, 2011) (Link)

October 2011

• DHCS News Release: Department of Health Care Services Announces Federal Approval of Medi-Cal Budget Reductions (October 27, 2011) (PDF 112 KB)
• Californians for Olmstead, A Blueprint for Advocates: Recommended Next Steps to Advance California's Implementation of the Supreme Court's Olmstead Decision (October 27, 2011) (Link)
• E-mail and Fact Sheet from California Partnership for Access to Treatment (CPAT) Regarding Cuts to Medicare Part B (October 21, 2011) (PDF 98 KB)
  • Letter to Congressman Becerra from the Association of Northern California Oncologists (ANCO) Regarding Cuts to Medicare Part B (October 6, 2011) (PDF 72 KB)
• E-mail from DHCS, "Short-Doyle Medi-Cal 5010 (SDMC 5010) Project for Behavioral Health including Alcohol and Drug Program (ADP) and Mental Health is on Track for Compliance by January 1, 2012" (October 21, 2011) (PDF 45 KB)
• California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies (CASRA), Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit for Dual Eligibles, Update for 2012 (October 20, 2011) (Link)
• DHCS Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) Transition, Frequently Asked Questions (October 18, 2011) (PDF 78 KB)
• DHCS Letter to CMS Regarding IMD Demonstration Project Submission (October 12, 2011) (PDF 491 KB)
• CalSWEC Integrated Foundation & Advanced Competencies - Chart Explanation (October 14, 2011) (PDF 100 KB)
  • CalSWEC Foundation and Advanced Competencies and Practice Indicators - Mental Health (October 14, 2011) (PDF 473 KB)
• Transition Plan for the Transfer of the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program from the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to the Department of Health Care Services, effective July 1, 2012 (October 1, 2012) (PDF 860 KB)
• Transition Plan for the Transfer of Medi-Cal Related Specialty Mental Health Services from the Department of Mental Health to the Department of Health Care Services, effective July 1, 2012 (October 1, 2012) (PDF 926 KB)

September 2011

• "Governor Brown Pledges State Support as Local Leaders Launch Realignment" (September 29, 2011) (PDF 23 KB)
• CDCR Post Release Community Supervision Release Planning for Mental Health (September 29, 2011) (PDF 100 MB)
• DHCS: Medi-Cal Inmate Eligibility Program (MCIEP Overview) (PDF 905 KB)
• Updates on CMS Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs (September 28, 2011) (PDF 259 KB)
• MHSOAC Letter to DMH Regarding Reversion of Innovation Funds (September 27, 2011) (PDF 50 KB)
• DMH Community Mental Health Stakeholder Regional Meeting Summary Webinar, Save the Date, September 16, 2011 (September 13, 2011) (PDF 43 KB)
• 2011 Health Information Technology Behavioral Health Criteria (September 12, 2011) (PDF 291 KB)
• The National Reentry Resource Center Presentation, "Recidivism Reduction, Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders: What Does Evidence and Practice Tell Us?" (September 9, 2011) (PDF 840 KB)
• CMHDA Recommendations on State Administration of Community Mental Health (September 7, 2011) (PDF 107 KB)
• San Diego County's Second Annual Primary Care and Behavioral Health Integration Summit, Emerging Best Practices & New Next Frontiers, September 20, 2011 (September 7, 2011) (PDF 147 KB)
• California Mental Health Planning Council Hiring Opportunity, Executive Officer (September 6, 2011) (PDF 15 KB)
• DHS All County Welfare Directors Letter 93-41, Medi-Cal Eligibility for Institutional Inmates, July 7, 1993 (September 2, 2011) (PDF 232 KB)
• Katie A Settlement Agreement (September 1, 2011) (PDF 1.5 MB)

• DHCS Presentation, "Medi-Cal Inmate Eligibility Program (MCIEP) Overview" (August 31, 2011) (PDF 1.9 MB)
• DHCS and DMH Memo, Save the Date, September 19, 2011 Stakeholder Meeting Regarding the Transition Plan to Transfer Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services to DHCS (August 31, 2011) (PDF 51 KB)
• NAMI California Policy Statement, DMH Reorganization (August 29, 2011) (PDF 112 KB)
• DHCS E-mail Regarding Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Tranfer: Revised Timeline for Stakeholder Input (August 24, 2011) (PDF 46 KB)
• CSAC Fact Sheet: 2011-12 Budget “Trigger Reductions" (August 23, 2011) (Link)
• Legislative Analyst's Office Report, "2011 Realignment: Addressing Issues to Promote Its Long-Term Success," (August 19, 2011) (Link)
• DHCS/DMH Stakeholder Meeting Regarding the Transfer of Medi-Cal Related Specialty Mental Health Services to DHCS, August 22, 2011
  • August 22, 2011 Meeting Notice (August 18, 2011) (PDF 53 KB)
  • Meeting Agenda, August 22, 2011 (August 18, 2011) (PDF 158 KB)
  • Draft Transition Plan (August 18, 2011) (PDF 805 KB)
  • DHCS Current Organization Chart (August 18, 2011) (PDF 64 KB)
  • DHCS Draft Organization Chart (August 18, 2011) (PDF 68 KB)
• E-mail from DHCS Regarding August 22, 2011 Specialty Mental Health Stakeholder Meeting (August 17, 2011) (PDF 48 KB)
• California Watch Article, "Housing Program for Mentally Ill Struggles in Rural Counties" (August 16, 2011) (Link)
• Listing on DMH Website of Facilities Providing Mental Health Treatment to Individuals Committed under the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act (August 15, 2011) (Link)
• CapitolAlert article "California Housing Program for Mentally Ill Needs Revising" (August 12, 2011) (link)
• California Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes "Housing the Mentally Ill and Chronically Homeless: An Effective Solution, But Counties Need Greater Flexibility" (August 11, 2011) (PDF 965 KB)
• California Department of Mental Health's (DMH) Full Partnership Tool Kit, Adult, Prepared by CIMH (August 4, 2011) (PDF 3.2 MB)
• CMHDA's Medi-Cal Policy Committee's Recommendations for the DHCS July 27 County Stakeholder Meeting, Draft for Review and Discussion (August 4, 2011) (PDF 88 KB)
• DHCS PowerPoint: "Medi-Cal Inmate Eligibility Program (MCIEP) Overview" (August 3, 2011) (PDF 1.9 MB)
• DMH Save the Date: First DMH Community Mental Health Stakeholder Meeting on August 2, 2011 (August 1, 2011) (PDF 53 KB)
• DMH Community Mental Health Stakeholder Meeting Agenda, August 2, 2011 (August 1, 2011) (PDF 63 KB)
• DMH 2011 Behavioral Health Stakeholder Summer Schedule (July 29, 2011) (PDF 20 KB)
• DMH and DHCS Save-the-Date Memo: August 22, 2011 Stakeholder Meeting Regarding the Transfer of Medi-Cal Related Specialty Mental Health Services to DHCS (August 1, 2011) (PDF 88 KB)

• City and County of San Francisco Public Safety Realignment and Post Release Community Supervision 2011 Implementation Plan (July 18, 2011) (PDF 1.5 MB)
• DMH Information Notice 11-09: Annual Review Protocol for Consolidated Specialty Mental Health Services and Other Funded Services for Fiscal Year 2011-12 (July 25, 2011) (Link)
• CSAC, CSSA, CPOC 2011 Public Safety Realignment, Key Provisions in AB 109/AB 117: Adult Offender Population Transfers to Counties (July 22, 2011) (PDF 294 KB)
• AB 109 Crime Exclusion List (July 22, 2011) (PDF 137 KB)
• CSAC Handout - 2011-12 County Allocations (AB 109 Training Planning) and ADP (July 21, 2011) (Excel 47 KB)
• CMHDA Recommended FY 2011-12 SEP Allocation Methodology (July 20, 2011) (PDF 59 KB)
• CMHDA Recommended FY 2011-12 Managed Care Allocation Methodology (July 20, 2011) (Excel 15 KB)
• CMHDA Recommended FY 2011-12 EPSDT Allocation Methodology (July 20, 2011) (PDF 59 KB)
• Medicaid and Behavioral Health. CMS ppt presentation, July 18, 2011 (PDF 943 KB)
• CMHDA 2011-12 State Budget Update: Overview of the Final Budget (July 13, 2011) (PDF 110 KB)
• CMHDA Guide to Community Mental Health Issues in the Final 2011-12 State Budget (July 13, 2011) (Word 128 KB)
• CSAC Memo to Members Re: AB 117 and Community Corrections Partnerships (July 12, 2011) (PDF 55 KB)
• CSAC's Brief Summary of Key Provisions in AB 109 and AB 117: 2011 Public Safety Realignment - Updated July 2011 (July 11, 2011) (PDF 78 KB)
• California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Department of Mental Health (DMH) Memo, Stakeholder Meeting Regarding the Transfer of Medi-Cal Related Specialty Mental Health Services to the Department of Health Care Services (July 8, 2011) (PDF 69 KB)
  • DHCS, DMH Mental Health Stakeholder Meeting Agenda, July 12, 2011 (July 8, 2011) (PDF 162 KB)
  • Draft Timeline for Medi-Cal Mental Health Services, Transition Plan and Stakeholder Meetings (July 8, 2011) (PDF 123 KB)
  • Questions for Mental Health Stakeholder Meeting, July 12, 2011 (July 8, 2011) (PDF 13 KB)
  • Medi-Cal Mental Health Functions Currently Performed by DMH to be Transferred to DHCS by July 1, 2012 (July 8, 2011) (PDF 85 KB)
  • Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Current DHCS Functions for Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services (July 8, 2011) (PDF 67 KB)
• Summary of June 23 CSAC Corrections Issues and Implementation Group Conference Call (July 6, 2011) (PDF 41 KB)
• California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (DADP) Save the Date Memo, Stakeholder Meeting Regarding the Transfer of the Drug Medi-Cal Program to the Department of Health Care Services (June 27, 2011) (PDF 67 KB)

June 2011

• HIPAA 5010 and the National Provider Identifier (June 30, 2011) (Link)
• Letter to DHCS on the Approval of the Specialty Mental Health Waiver (June 22, 2011) (PDF 940 KB)
• Governor Brown's Letter to President Obama on Medicaid Issues (June 27, 2011) (PDF 471 KB)
• CSAC Executive Director's Watch (June 28, 2011) (PDF 141 KB)
• SAMHSA Community Mental Health Services Block Grant
  • 2011-12 County Application Renewal Documents (June 28, 2011) (Link)
• CSAC Budget Action Bulletin (June 16, 2011) (PDF 243 KB)
• CMHDA Memo to Members - FY 2011-12 State Budget Passed by Legislature June 15, 2011 (PDF 198 KB)
• CMS Press Release, "Medicare Proposes New Standards for Community Mental Health Centers," (June 16, 2011) (Link)
• CSAC Executive Director's Watch, "On the Floor - CSAC Opposes Budget Proposal," (June 15, 2011) (PDF 119 KB)
  • CSAC Letter Regarding Anticipated 2011-12 Budget Plan - OPPOSE (June 15, 2011) (PDF 45 KB)
• California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (CAPH) Policy Brief, June 2011, "The Delivery System Reform Incentive Program: Transforming Care Across Public Hospital Systems" (June 15, 2011) (Link)
  • CAPH Policy Brief, June 2011, Executive Summary (June 15, 2011) (Link)
• E-mail from DHCS on 1115 Waiver Behavioral Health Needs Assessment Workplan (June 8, 2011) (PDF 58 KB)
• E-mail from ACS on Medi-Cal Companion Guides (June 14, 2011) (PDF 71 KB)
  • HIPAA 5010 Companion Guides Update (Link)
  • ASC X12 Intellectual Property Use (Link)
• CA Health and Human Services Agency Notice Re: Dept. of Alcohol and Drug and Dept. of Mental Health Reorganization (May, 2011) (PDF 41 KB)
• DMH Letter to CMHDA, Distribution of Mental Health Services Act Funds (May 26, 2011) (PDF 706 KB)

May 2011

• CMHDA Memos to Budget Committees on the Governor's 2011-12 May Revise
  • CMHDA Memo: State Government Reorganization (May 25, 2011) (PDF 78 KB)
  • CMHDA Memo: Transition Healthy Families Program to Medi-Cal (May 24, 2011) (PDF 78 KB)
  • CMHDA Memo: Realignment of Medi-Cal Community Mental Health Programs (May 20, 2011) (PDF 101 KB)
    • Enclosure: Further Realignment of California's Community Mental Health Programs: Key Policy Recommendations (May 18, 2011 Draft for Discussion) (PDF 120 KB)
  • CMHDA Memo: Mental Health Services for Special Education Students (AB 3632) (May 20, 2011) (PDF 75 KB)
• Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Community Services and Supports (CSS), Evaluation Brief, Summary and Synthesis of Findings on CSS Consumer Outcomes (May 2, 2011) (PDF 439 KB)
  • Appendix, List of CSS and MHSA Documents Reviewed (May 2, 2011) (PDF 276 KB)
• Senate Committee on Budget & Fiscal Review, May Revision Highlights (May 16, 2011) (PDF 158 KB)
• CMHDA Memo Regarding the Governor's 2011-12 May Revise (May 16, 2011) (PDF 125 KB)
• CSAC Budget Action Bulletin, Summary of the Governor's May Revision (May 16, 2011) (PDF 330 KB)
• California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) Press Release - CalMHSA Awards Suicide Prevention Contracts (May 11, 2011) (PDF 64 KB)
  • "Steinberg Applauds Awarding of Prop. 63 Suicide Prevention Funds," (May 11, 2011) (PDF 195 KB)
• CMHDA Distribution Workgroup Proposed AB 100 Allocation Methodologies, All Directors Conference Call (May 9, 2011) (PDF 93 KB)
• Administrative Office of the Courts, Task Force for Criminal Justice Collaboration on Mental Health Issues: Final Report, "Recommendations for Changing the Paradigm For Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System," (May 9, 2011) (PDF 1.9 MB)
  • Admin. Office of the Courts, Judicial Council, News Release "State Task Force Seeks to Improve Ways to Handle Mental Health Cases in Criminal Justice System" (April 29, 2011) (PDF 78 KB)
• DMH Information Notice 11-06, Dual Eligible (Medicare/Medi-Cal) Claiming in Short Doyle Medi-Cal Phase II-April 29, 2011 (Link)
  • Enclosure 1: Medicare National Coverage Determination Manual Chapter 1, Part 1 (Link)
  • Enclosure 2: Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chapter 15 (Link)
• CSAC and CSSA Memo Regarding Expiration of Vehicle License Fee/Notice Requirement for Booking Fees (April 29, 2011) (PDF 337 KB)

April 2011

• DHCS, DMH, ADP, Short-Doyle Medi-Cal 5010 Trading Partner Companion Guide Walk Through
  • Survey (April 27, 2011) (PDF 184 KB)
  • Agenda (April 27, 2011) (PDF 186 KB)
• San Bernardino County Summary of Low-Income Health Program (LIHP) Statewide Activity
  • LIHP County Comparison Grid (April 15, 2011) (PDF 423 KB)
  • LIHP Application County Comparison Summary of Findings (April 15, 2011) (PDF 77 KB)
• County Medical Services Program (CMSP) Low-Income Health Program (LIHP) Webinar - PowerPoint Slides (April 14 and 20, 2011) (Link)
• CMHDA Principles to Consider as Counties Face Budget Reductions, Revised April 13, 2011 (April 20, 2011) (PDF 81 KB)
• Sacramento County v. State of California, Notice of Entry of Order on AB 3632 (April 19, 2011) (PDF 423 KB)
• Sacramento County v. State of California, Notice of Entry of Judgement on AB 3632 (April 19, 2011) (PDF 202 KB)
• Approved State Plan Amendments (SPAs) For Targeted Case Management (10-012B) and Rehab. Services (10-016) (April 19, 2011) (Link)
• CSAC, The County Voice, "County Government Works: Calaveras Helps Staff Climb to New Heights" (April 12, 2011) (Link)
• DMH Information Notice 11-05, Mental Health Services Act Prudent Reserve Fiscal Policy Change (April 8, 2011) (Link)
• World Health Organization, "Impact of Economic Crises on Mental Health" (April 11, 2011) (Link)
• DMH, "Stepping Up: Innovations in Career Development for California Mental Health Consumers" (May 2, 2010) (PDF 1. 2MB)
• CMSP Behavioral Health/Primary Care Integration Demonstration Program Report (April 1, 2011) (Link)
• Joint Association Letter to Governor Brown Regarding Budget Developments (March 31, 2011) (PDF 460 KB)