On December 30, 2015 California’s Section 1115(a) Medicaid Waiver Renewal, entitled Medi-Cal 2020, was approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to transform and improve the quality of care, access, and efficiency of health care services for over 13 million Medi-Cal members.
California’s Med-Cal 2020 1115(a) Waiver Demonstration Project (Waiver) allows for increased access to substance use disorder treatment services for adolescents and adults who are eligible for Medi-Cal, including outpatient, intensive outpatient, medication assisted treatment, withdrawal management, short-term residential, case management, and care coordination services.
PHC is a non-profit community-based healthcare organization that contracts with the State of California to provide Medi-Cal services in several counties in Northern California, under a County Organized Health System model. PHC’s mission is to provide its Members with access to quality health care services delivered in a cost effective and compassionate manner.
PHC has developed the Drug Medi-Cal Regional Model to fulfill the purposes of the Waiver for PHC Members in Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano and Trinity counties to fully integrate health care services including, but not limited to, physical health care, mental health care, and substance abuse disorder treatment.
A grant application, as approved by the County Administrative Office, was submitted by HHSA Children’s Services Branch to PHC for funding to secure the expert services of a consultant to assist in establishing a program for substance use disorder treatment services to benefit Medi-Cal eligible Shasta County adolescents.