The Medi-Cal Policy Committee works under the direction of the Governing Board to identify and analyze ongoing issues in managing the consolidated Medi-Cal specialty mental health system.

The Committee:

• Provides leadership and technical assistance to counties in implementation issues for Medi-Cal consolidation, including such issues as new service categories (for example, Therapeutic Behavioral Services).
• Monitors regulation development, litigation, and other issues on the local, state, and national level that relate to the Medicaid program.
• Provides direct assistance to counties in the development of solutions to service needs.
• Provides CMHDA representation to the Department of Mental Health's Quality Improvement Committee and Compliance Review Committee.
• Provides the CMHDA Legislative Committee comment on proposed legislation which relates to the managed health care environment.

Committee and Regional Chairs

Jerry Wengerd, LCSW — Co-Chair
Riverside County

Access the Medi-Cal Policy Agenda/Meeting Announcements, and other documents through the following links:

• Agenda/Meeting Announcements
• Documents

More on Committees:

• Children's System of Care
• Adult System of Care
• Older Adult System of Care
• Ethnic Services
• Multi-Association Joint Committee
• Medical Services System of Care
• Information Technology
• Forensics
• Financial Services