COVID-19
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COVID-19 CHDP Gateway enrollment
The Child Health and Disability Program (CHDP) provides health assessments for early detection and prevention of disease and disabilities for low-income children and youth. The CHDP Gateway is an automated pre-enrollment process for children who are not on…
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COVID-19 Medi-Cal Presumptive Eligibility for Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is allowing telephonic signatures Every Woman Counts and Family Planning, Access, Care and Treatment program providers enrolling individuals for Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment Program. A copy of the final…
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COVID-19 Medi-Cal Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnant Women
The Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnant Women program allows qualified individuals immediate access to temporary, no cost Medi-Cal for conditions related to pregnancy while applying for permanent Medi-Cal or other coverage. The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)…
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COVID-19 Medi-Cal Hospital Presumptive Eligibility flexibility
The Hospital Presumptive Eligibility Program (HPE) allows qualified individuals immediate access to temporary, no cost Medi-Cal while applying for permanent Medi-Cal or other coverage. The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is allowing telephonic signatures for Medi-Cal…
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COVID-19 waiver of prior authorization for Med-Cal Fee-for-Service
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has temporarily suspended prior authorization requirements for Medi-Cal Fee-for-Service for all Medi-Cal covered benefit categories covered in the state plan that are currently subject to prior authorization. Providers must still…
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COVID-19 Medi-Cal transportation
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has waived the requirement for a prescription from a provider for beneficiaries to be able to use non-emergency medical transportation. A Treatment Authorization Request (TAR) is still required for non-emergency…
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COVID-19 waiver of patient signature for mailed or delivered prescriptions
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has suspended the requirement to have a record of the signature of the person receiving a drug or device by mail or delivery. DHCS will allow any form of delivery…
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COVID-19 and dental services
Because of COVID-19, until further notice, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) will allow a dental consultation services by telephone or video to be provided to remote Medi-Cal members. Dentists should only perform procedures that are…
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COVID-19 Medi-Cal coverage of emergency services
Because of the ongoing public health emergency, COVID-19 testing and related medically necessary treatment, including services provided outside of a hospital emergency department, rae deemed to be emergency services. All enrolled Medi-Cal beneficiaries, regardless of scope of coverage…
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COVID-19 hospice requirements
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is temporarily waiving certain licensing requirement for hospice care because of COVID-19 until the end of the state of emergency. A hospice that has submitted an application for initial licensure, additional…