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CHEAC Key Updates

Mimi Khin Hall, President Michelle Gibbons, Executive Director August 1, 2019

Waivers

• Specialty Mental Health Services 1915(b) Waiver expires June

2020

• DHCS to request a 6-month extension to align the waiver end dates
• Section 1115 Medi-Cal 2020 Waiver expires December 2020
• DHCS aiming to share initial waiver renewal thoughts Fall

2019

Pharmacy Carve Out Advisory Group Meeting

• DHCS transitioning the pharmacy services from Medi-Cal to

FFS – Medi-Cal Rx

• Stated goals: 1) Standardize the Medi-Cal pharmacy benefit

statewide; 2) Improve access to pharmacy services; 3) apply statewide utilization; 4) strengthen CA ability to negotiate rebates

• Slides from recent presentation:

https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/provgovpart/pharmacy/Documents/Ph armacy-Carve-Out-Advisory-Group-Presentation_FINAL- 071819.pdf

California Children’s Services

• Whole Child Model (WCM) Phase III Implemented in Orange

County

• DHCS/CHEAC Calls Phased Out
• CCS Advisory Group Case Management Definition

CDPH Contracting/Invoice Issues

• CHEAC soliciting CDPH contracting/invoicing delays from LHDs on a

quarterly basis

• CHEAC elevates within CDPH, relays responses from CDPH to LHDs
• As of 7/29/19, CDPH has resolved 147 out of 210 issues (70 percent)

from 33 jurisdictions

• CHEAC currently soliciting another round of unduplicated

contract/invoicing issues via online spreadsheet; due COB Monday, August 2

Emergency Preparedness Office

• Barbara Taylor no longer with EPO
• Acting Deputy: Tricia Blocher
• Invoice backlog discovered (roughly 350 unpaid)
• CDPH expediting processing and payment
• CDPH to provide LHD specific data regarding the backlog
• Discussion around potential ricin discovery at state correctional

facility and state and local roles

CDPH Center for Healthy Communities

• June 4 Healthy and Resilient Communities Convening
• Quarterly CHC LHJ Leadership Calls
• CHHS Guiding Principles and Strategic Priorities
• Action Team Formation

PEI Funding

• CDPH issued

a Request for Supplemental Information to participating LHDs

• Responses

due by 5:00 pm Tuesday, 9/3/2019

California Chronic Disease Leadership Project

• June 26 San Joaquin Valley Convening Recap
• CDPH Center for Healthy Communities Collaboration
• Presentations from LHDs on Community Engagement and

Data Sharing

• Discussion on public health and social services partnerships

California Alliance for Prevention Funding

• Resolutions – local government and organizations
• Meetings with state officials: Surgeon General and HHS

Secretary

Cannabis

• CA Community Reinvestment Grants Program (CalCRG) applications still under review.
• $9.6 million in funding from Prop 64 directed to LHDs and CBOs for grants to support

activities such as job placement, system navigation services, and linkages to medical care.

• GO-Biz received 235 applications for CalCRG funding (totaling $84 million)
• Expected grant awards announced by 8/31/19 with funding cycle from 9/1/19 through

8/31/21.

• Next grant cycle expected to begin early 2020, with funding increasing from $10 million to

$20 million.

Dues Working Group

• CHEAC convened a dues working group to evaluate the current

dues structure and recommend a revised methodology

Workgroup Members

Mimi Hall (Santa Cruz) Colleen Chawla (Alameda) Cindy Harding (Los Angeles) Kim Saruwatari (Riverside) Barbara Longo (Lassen) Ed Hill (Kings) Jayleen Richards (Solano)

2020 Legislative and Budget Proposals

Reminder: Proposals are due October 4, 2019

2019 CHEAC Annual Meeting

• Westin Pasadena
• Wednesday, October 9 – Friday, October 11
• Theme: Strengthening the Public Health Infrastructure
• Jurisdictions represented: 46 (as of 7/29/19)
• Individuals registered: 80 (as of 7/29/19)
• Registration closes September 1

Questions?

Mimi Khin Hall, President Santa Cruz Health Care Agency mimi.hall@santacruzcounty.us Michelle Gibbons, Executive Director mgibbons@cheac.org