News Report | March 10, 2020
California DHCS Reorganizes Behavioral Health Functions
On February 17, 2020, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) announced it had completed the reorganization of its Behavioral Health functions, that were formerly called Mental Health/Substance Use Disorder functions. The reorganization began on July 1, 2019. The goal was to better integrate behavioral health functions into the DHCS overall health care system, but still preserve the unique policy/program area of behavioral health. The reorganization furthers DHCS' goal to improve consumer outcomes, and increase departmental efficiencies..
The divisions that previously fell under the former Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services, and their new categories, include . . .