The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced their
request for a 12-month extension to the current Section 1115(a)
Medicaid Waiver and the 1915(b) Specialty Mental Health Services
Waiver.
California’s Section 1115(a) Medicaid waiver ends December 31,
2020. DHCS and stakeholders worked to have California Advancing
and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM), replace the current waiver. As
a result of the COVID-19, CSAC and county partners requested a
delay in the termination of our current waiver and the
implementing CalAIM, while the state, counties, and stakeholders
to focus on addressing the pandemic.
DHCS will submit a 12-month Section 1115 waiver extension request
to CMS to ensure that important programs authorized through
Medi-Cal 2020 continue and are eventually transitioned under
CalAIM. The proposed 12-month extension request is available on
the DHCS
website.
DHCS will host public hearings via webinar to solicit public
comments:
