Plain English Breakdown
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Medi-Cal Behavioral Health Data Sharing
This law requires Medi-Cal managed care plans and behavioral health programs to electronically share member data to support care.
What This Bill Does
- Requires Medi-Cal managed care plans, county specialty mental health plans, Drug Medi-Cal certified programs, and the DMC-ODS program to provide member data electronically.
- Directs the California Health and Human Services Agency department to determine minimum data elements, frequency, and format through a stakeholder process.
- Requires final guidance on these rules to be published by January 1, 2027.
- Ensures that all actions comply with privacy laws.
Who It Names or Affects
- Medi-Cal managed care plans
- County specialty mental health plans
- Drug Medi-Cal certified programs and the DMC-ODS program
Limits and Unknowns
- The specific types of data to be shared will be decided later through a stakeholder process.
- The exact start date for electronic sharing is not stated, only the deadline for publishing guidance.