Alameda County Behavioral Health Memos and Notices

Memos and other notifications from QA including agency policy & compliance updates.


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 2022
  2022-46 Non-County Resident Policy Effective November 1, 2022 (Substance Use Continuum of Care Services) - 10/4/22
  2022-45 Updates To Clinician’s Gateway (CG) Templates - 12/30/22
  2022-44 Addition Of Z55-Z65 Codes In InSYSTs - 12/30/22
  2022-43 Finalized Screening and Transition of Care Tools for Medi-Cal Mental Health Services - 12/30/22
  2022-42 Medi-Cal SMHS Reasons for Recoupment, Fiscal Year 2022/2023, Non Hospital Services - 12/22/22
  2022-41 Draft Screening and Transition of Care Tools for Medi-Cal Mental Health Services - 12/19/22
  2022-40 Recorded Trainings and Live Virtual Meeting to Address Changes to FFS Outpatient Therapy Level of Care - 11/22/22
  2022-39 New/Updated Clinician’s Gateway (CG) Templates for Required Timely Access Data Collection - 11/17/22
  2022-38 SABG Plan Requirements - 11/16/22
  2022-37 Post Cal-AIM Updates To The CQRT Process And Checklist For SMHS Outpatient Programs - 11/2/22
  2022-36 Change in Treatment Plan Requirements For DMC-ODS Residential Providers - 10/4/22
  2022-35 Assessment of Tobacco Use Disorder in SUD Recovery or Treatment Facilities - 10/4/22
  2022-34 Launch Of The Client And Service Information (CSI) Assessment Timeliness Reporting Screens - 9/19/22
  2022-33 Problem List Improvements In Clinician’s Gateway (CG) - 9/6/22
  2022-32 Release Of DHCS CalAIM Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Document - 8/31/22
  2022-31 2020 System Of Care Audit Results For ACBH Contracted SMHS Programs - 8/19/22
  2022-30 State-Required Network Adequacy Expansion Data (i.e. 274 Expansion Project) - 8/16/22
  2022-29 CalAIM Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Updates And New CalMHSA Resources - 7/21/22
  2022-28 Cal/MHSA CalAIM Training Video Requirements for FFS Providers - 7/19/22
  2022-27 Group Services – Change to Participant List Requirements - 7/19/22
  2022-26 CalAIM Web-Based Training Video Requirements - 06/30/2022
  2022-25 CalAIM Policies and Procedures Available-Documentation Redesign and No Wrong Door - 06/30/2022
  2022-24 Clinicians Gateway (CG) Template Updates, Rescheduled SMHS Town Hall Q&A - 06/28/2022
  2022-23 Clinician Consultation - 06/23/2022
  2022-22 CalAIM Town Halls - Part II, Question and Answer - 06/22/2022
  2022-21 CalAIM Town Hall Meetings - 06/16/2022
  2022-20 California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Frequently Asked Questions, Resources and Town Halls - 06/06/2022
  2022-19 Medi-Cal SMHS Reasons for Recoupment, Fiscal Year 2021/2022, Non Hospital Services - 06/01/2022
  2022-18 Training Resources, SMHS Documentation Manual, Documentation Quick Reference Guide - 05/31/2022
  2022-17 Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Requirements for the Period of 2022-2026 - 05/16/2022
  2022-16 Unusual Occurrence Policy, Form and Training Information - 05/05/22
  2022-15 Feedback Needed To Develop Changes For FFS SMHS Outpatient Services - 05/02/22
  2022-14 DHCS Updates to Residential Length of Stay and ACBH Authorizations - 05/03/22
  2022-13 ACBH Medi-Cal Site Certification Reference Documents - 04/20/22
  2022-12 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Documents - 04/18/22
  2022-11 SUD System of Care Report FY 2018-2019 - FINAL - 03/30/22
  2022-10 Provider Memo re 2019 SUD Audit Report - FINAL - 03/30/22
  2022-09 Updates To CG To Capture ICC, IHBS, TFC Assessment Information For Children And Young Adults Under The Age of 21 - 03/29/22
  2022-08 Determining Urgent Services – Alameda County Mental Health Plan - 03/10/22
  2022-07 ACBH 2019 MH System of Care Audit Report - 02/15/22
  2022-06 Specialty Mental Health Services Cal-AIM Memo Regarding Release of Cal-AIM FAQs - 02/09/22
  2022-05 Provider Memo_BH Screening Tool - 02/09/22
  2022-04 CQRT Process and Checklist for SMHS Outpatient Programs (memo) - 02/09/22
  2022-03 Criteria for Beneficiary Access to Specialty Mental Health Services (Memo) - 01/28/2022
  2022-02 CalAIM Criteria for Beneficiary Access to SMHS - 01/07/22
  2022-01 ICC IHBS TFC Assessment - 01/07/22