California Proposition 56 Trauma-Informed Care, Proposal For Comment

On March 7, 2019, the state of California Department of Health Care Services released this Proposition 56 Trauma Screenings proposal. The proposal contains a background, as well as proposal-specific information including effective date, targeted population, and provider types. The proposal states that for Fiscal Year (FY) 19-20 the Governor’s Budget proposes to use $45 million (50% Proposition 56 Funds/50% Federal funds) to support the first step in trauma informed care which is trauma screenings for all children and adults with full-scope coverage in Medi-Cal. The screenings will be billed and reimbursed in both the . . .