August 29, 2024

The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is hosting collaborative learning sessions related to county implementation and readiness for the CalAIM Justice-Involved (JI) Initiative. The sessions will cover many topics, including the JI screening portal, short-term care model, services, billing and claiming, enhanced care management (ECM), warm hand-offs, auto-assignments, pharmacy, and more. Different DHCS partners will facilitate each session, provide space for facilitated breakout discussions with peers, and offer some time for Q&A. DHCS will also host office hours the week following each session as an open forum to answer any outstanding questions from the week prior. 

A recording of the Kick-Off Session held on August 22 is now available. The slides used in the presentation can be accessed here.

The dates, topics, and registration links for the remaining topics can be found below:

• Session 2: Services, Billing, & Claiming Part 1: Sept. 5 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  

  • Pre-release services overview (non-BH); Screening/assessment; Medi-Cal codes; Claim requirements & format  –  Meeting Registration – Zoom.
• Office Hours: Sept. 12 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
  • Topics covered in Session 2: Services, billing, & claiming session part I. There is no need to register for office hours. You can join at this link.
•  Session 3: Services, Billing, & Claiming Part II: Sept. 25 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Pre-release services overview (BH focused); Screening & Assessment; Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT); Medi-Cal codes; Claim requirements & format; BH links – Meeting Registration – Zoom.
• Office Hours: Oct. 3 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
  • Topics covered in Session 3: Services, billing, & claiming part II. There is no need to register for office hours. You can join at this link.
• Session 4: ECM, Warm Hand-offs, & Auto Assign: Oct. 17 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • MCP Meet & Greets; ECM overview; Warm hand-off expectations; Data-sharing; MCP auto-assignment – Meeting Registration – Zoom.
• Office Hours: Oct. 24 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
  • Topics covered in Session 4: ECM, warm hand-offs, & auto assign. There is no need to register for office hours. You can join at this link.
• Session 5: Pharmacy: Nov. 14 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  •  Various topics related to pharmacy, meds in hand – Meeting Registration – Zoom.
• Office Hours: Nov. 21 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
  • Topics covered in Session 5: Pharmacy. There is no need to register for office hours. You can join at this link.
• Session 6: High-Level Recap: Dec. 5 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
  • Post-Readiness Approval Onboarding Checklist & Remaining Topics TBD – Meeting Registration – Zoom.
• Office Hours: Dec. 12 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.
  • Topics covered in Session 6: Recap, checklist, remaining topics. There is no need to register for office hours. You can join at this link.