Medi-Cal: Adverse Childhood Experiences trauma screenings: providers.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill expands Medi-Cal to include community-based organizations, local health jurisdictions, and doulas as qualified providers for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) trauma screenings. It requires these providers to make referrals based on screening results and mandates that the Department of Health Care Services obtain necessary federal approvals and updates its website to reflect these changes. The bill aims to increase access to ACEs screenings for Medi-Cal recipients.
Key provisions
- Designates community-based organizations and local health jurisdictions providing services through community health workers as ACEs screening providers.
- Designates doulas as ACEs screening providers.
- Requires providers to make clinical or other appropriate referrals following ACEs screenings.
- Mandates the Department of Health Care Services to seek federal approvals for implementation.
- Requires updates to the Department’s and ACEs Aware websites.
- Authorizes the Department to use provider manuals and bulletins to implement the changes without formal regulatory action.
Who is affected
- Medi-Cal recipients
- Community-based organizations
- Local health jurisdictions
- Doulas
- The State Department of Health Care Services
Notable changes
- Expands the list of Medi-Cal providers authorized to offer ACEs trauma screenings to include community health workers and doulas.
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