Policy Proposals and Letters

Click on the links to open the documents put together by the California Alliance. 

2022

• August 29, 2022: Behavioral Health Virtual Services and E-consult Platform (Virtual Platform)
• June 10, 2022: Request for Administration Support of Legislative Budget Proposal for $250 million in State Relief Associated with COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
• April 22, 2022: Draft BHIN No. 22-XXX: DRUG MEDI-CAL (DMC), DRUG MEDI-CAL ORGANIZED DELIVERY SYSTEM (DMC-ODS) AND SPECIALTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (SMHS) PEER SUPPORT SERVICES 
• April 19, 2022: AB 2830 (Bloom) Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment Court Program–CONCERNS As amended April 7th, 2022
• March 25, 2022: Preliminary Feedback on CARE Court Proposal
• March 14, 2022: Workgroup Recommendations
• March 11, 2022: Request for Inclusion of California’s Nonprofit Employers in State Relief Associated with COVID-19 Supplemental Paid Sick Leave
• March 7, 2022: State of Emergency in Children's Mental Health
• February 25, 2022: Request to Permanently Fund the Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention Program
• February 16, 2022: Senate Bill 1091 Family Finding and Engagement Factsheet 
• February 11, 2022: Response to DRAFT APL 22-XXX: MEDI-CAL MANAGED CARE HEALTH PLAN RESPONSIBILITIES FOR NON-SPECIALTY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
• February 7, 2022: AB 1615 (TING)—SPONSOR 
• February 7, 2022: Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative
• February 1, 2022: $21M Foster Youth Tax Credit Proposal
• January 25, 2022: ADDRESSING THE URGENT CHILDREN AND YOUTH MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS - Proposed Actions to Recruit and Retain Mental Health and Support Staff for Children and Youth
• January 25, 2022: AB 552 (Quirk-Silva) Integrated School-Based Behavioral Health Partnership Program. - SUPPORT
• CA ALLIANCE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING DRAFT COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY STRATEGY REPORT

2021

• July 14, 2021: CA Alliance Feedback Concerning Draft Annual System Review Protocol for SMHS
• November 10, 2021: Response to Behavioral Health Information Notice No. 21-XXX on Criteria for beneficiary access to Specialty Mental Health Services
• November 15, 2021: Comments on the Request for Information (RFI) on Addressing Challenges Related to the Access of Mental Health Care and Substance Use Treatment
• February 2021: STRTP Policy and Practice Recommendations: Recommendations to Improve a Critical Component of Care for Foster Youth