Representatives from Health Management Associates (HMA) will
provide a training session on Wednesday, June 14, from 9
a.m. to 10 a.m., to cover CARE Act eligibility criteria,
including a review of diagnoses, symptoms, functional impairment,
and other criteria. The training will also cover the key points
in the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act
process where eligibility is applied/reviewed (e.g., report,
evaluation).
HMA will also host a subsequent open-forum discussion on
Thursday, June 15 at 9 a.m. which is intended only for
counties, counsel, judges, and their county providers to ask
questions, discuss topics needing clarification, and to share
ideas and thoughts among county team members. Registration for
both the training and open forum discussion is available
here.
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has contracted with
HMA to provide Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) for the
CARE Act. HMA will be offering training on prioritized topics
twice a month, along with an open forum webinar at least monthly.
At the end of this training session titled “CARE Act Eligibility
in Practice,” participants will have an increased ability to:
Describe the schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic
disorders that are CARE Act eligible (and those that are not
eligible).
List the functional impairments related to these disorders
and other eligibility criteria that qualify an individual for
CARE Act.
Identify key inflection points for assessing/applying
eligibility throughout the process, including the petition, the
county report, and the clinical evaluation.
This training is intended for all counties, counsel, judges,
county providers, and other stakeholders that are participating
in the CARE Act implementation. The subsequent open-forum
discussion is intended only for counties, counsel, judges, and
their county providers to ask questions, discuss topics needing
clarification, and to share ideas and thoughts among county team
members.
Materials from previously conducted CARE Act TTA by HMA,
including videos, presentation slides, and notes, are accessible
here:
CARE Act 201: The Client’s Journey Through the CARE Act
