All Policy Letters, Notices, and Frequently Asked Questions

All County Letters

ACL 15-11: Recording Developmental and Mental Health Screening, Referral, and Plan Intervention Information in the Child Welfare Services/Case Management System
ACL 18-09: Requirements for Implementing the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Assessment Tool Within a Child and Family Team
ACL 24-35: Elimination of Required Mental Health Screening and Replacement with Required Referral to County Mental Health Plans for All Children with an Open Child Welfare or Juvenile Probation Placement Case

All Plan Letters

APL 19-014: Responsibilities for Behavioral Health Treatment Coverage for Members Under the Age of 21
APL 21-012- Provides guidance to all Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan (MCP) regarding the provision of the Enhanced Care Management benefit
APL 21-017- Provides guidance to Medi-Cal MCP regarding the provisions of Community Supports
APL 22-005- Provides Medi-Cal MCP with guidance and clarification regarding the No Wrong Door for Mental Health Services policy. This policy ensures that members receive timely mental health services without delay regardless of the delivery system where they seek care and that members are able to maintain treatment relationships with trusted providers without interruption
APL 22-006- Provides Medi-Cal Dental Managed Care (DMC) plans with clarification and guidance regarding the application of federal and state legal requirements for processing grievances and appeals
APL 22-008- Provides guidance to Medi-Cal MCP regarding non-emergency medical transportation, non-medical transportation services and clarifies MCP responsibilities regarding the coverage of transportation for pharmacy services with the implementation of Medi-Cal Rx, Medi-Cal enrollment requirements for transportation providers, as well as MCP coverage of transportation related travel expenses
APL 22-028: Adult and Youth Screening and Transition of Care Tools for Medi-Cal Mental Health Services
APL 23-001- Provides guidance to Medi-Cal MCP to submit evidence of network adequacy annually to demonstrate compliance with federal and state minimum standards
APL 23-005- Clarifies the responsibilities of Medi-Cal MCP to provide Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) services to eligible Members under the age of 21. This guidance is intended to reinforce existing state and federal laws and regulations regarding the provisions of Medi-Cal services, including EPSDT. This guidance is also intended to outline requirements for MCPs to ensure Members have access to information on EPSDT and Network Providers receive standardized training on EPSDT utilizing the newly developed DHCS Medi-Cal for Kids and Teens Outreach and Education Toolkit
APL-23-022- Provides guidance on Medi-Cal MCP continuity of care for members who are mandatorily transitioning from Medi-Cal FFS to enroll into Medi-Cal MCP
APL- 24-013-Provides guidance to Medi-Cal MCP and CWA to the Managed Care Plan Child Welfare Liaison (MCP CW Liaison). The MCP CW Liaison supports foster youth with navigating their MCP services and supports

Behavioral Health Information Notices

BHIN 20-012: 2020 Federal Network Certification Requirements for County Mental Health Plans (MHPs)
BHIN 21-073: Criteria for Beneficiary Access to Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS), Medical Necessity and Other Coverage Requirements
BHIN 22-065: Adult and Youth Screening and Transition of Care Tools for Medi-Cal Mental Health Services
BHIN 23-068: Updates to Documentation Requirements for all Specialty Mental Health (SMH), Drug Medi-Cal (DMC), and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Services