Counties and Medi-Cal providers are invited to join the
Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for a Stakeholder
Webinar on December 9, from 1:00 – 3:00PM. The webinar will provide an update on
how to become an enrolled Medi-Cal behavioral health provider
through the Provider Application and Validation for Enrollment
(PAVE) portal.
The webinar will include presentations from DHCS Divisions such
as Provider Enrollment, Behavioral Health Licensing and
Certification, Audits & Investigations, and Medi-Cal Behavioral
Health, all with specific goals, including the following:
Providing an overview of the Specialty Mental Health Services
(SMHS) provider enrollment structure.
How to use the PAVE ordering, referring, and prescribing
enrollment process to meet the Cures Act mandate related to SMHS
individual and facility enrollment.
Providing an overview of Drug Medi-Cal provider enrollment.
Provider enrollment specifics to tribes.
How to use the PAVE portal.
An overview of SMHS and DMC licensing and certification
requirements.
Types of providers who need to be licensed versus
certified.
Estimated timeline for licensing and certification
processes.
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) designations.
Common applicant mistakes.
Who to contact if you have follow-up questions.
Please use this link to register
for the webinar. For more information on who must enroll
through PAVE, please visit the DHCS website.
