All Programs and Services
List of related programs and services that can help you find assistance, health care services for low-income individuals and families, for the elderly, personal care, specific diseases and children with special medical needs.
- Access for Infants and Mothers
Low-cost health coverage for pregnant women. - American Indian Infant Health Initiative
Provide extensive home visiting/case management services to high-risk Indian families. - Assisted Living Waiver (ALW)
The ALW is the Medi-Cal program that pays for specific Assisted Living benefits provided to eligible beneficiaries residing in Sacramento, San Joaquin, Los Angeles, and in mid 2010, Sonoma, Fresno, San Bernardino and Riverside Counties. - Breast and Cervical Cancer Treatment
California provides free cancer screening for breast and cervical. - CalMEND
California Mental Health Care Management Program. - Cancer Screening and Detection Program
Free cancer screening for some types of cancer. - California Children’s Services
Treatment for children with chronic/life threatening health conditions/diseases. - Child Health and Disability Prevention
Preventive health program for low-income children and youth. - Children's Medical Services
Provides a comprehensive system of health care for children through preventive screening, diagnostic, treatment, rehabilitation, and follow-up services. - Community-Living Support Benefit Waiver Pilot Project (AB 2968)
Requires DHCS to provide a new Medi-Cal community-living support benefit to increase access to needed health-related and psychosocial services for persons residing in the City or County of San Francisco. - Coordinated Care Management
Coordinated Care Management is for eligible Medi-Cal Seniors and Persons with Disabilities; identifies high risk and expensive chronic conditions and provides care management, education, support, and assistance finding and accessing health resources. - Denti-Cal
Dental Services are currently provided as one of the many benefits under the Medi-Cal program. The beneficiary services department within the Medi-Cal Dental Program offers a variety of Services for program beneficiaries. - Home and Community-Based Services for the Developmentally Disabled
The Home and Community-Based Services for the Developmentally Disabled (HCBS-DD) Waiver authorizes home and community-based services for developmentally disabled persons who are Regional Center consumers. - Estate Recovery
Recovers Medi-Cal expenditures from the estates of certain deceased Medi-Cal beneficiaries for services received on or after the individual’s 55th birthday. - Fair Hearing
Complaints about how benefits/services are/were handled, or if services have been denied or modified. - Family Planning, Access, Care and Treatment
Comprehensive family planning services to eligible low income men and women. - Genetically Handicapped Persons Program
Treatment for specific genetic diseases. - Gynecologic Cancer Information Program
The Gynecologic Cancer Information Program (GCIP) was established in statute (California Health and Safety Code 138.4) within the Office of Women's Health to increase awareness and education regarding gynecologic cancers. - Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care
Provides public health nurse expertise in meeting the medical, dental, mental and developmental needs of children and youth in foster care. - Health Insurance Premium Payment
Health Insurance Premium Payment Program is a program that pays private health insurance premiums for certain high cost Medi-Cal beneficiaries. - Health-e-App (Provider Information only)
- Healthy Families
Low cost insurance for children and teens. It provides health, dental and vision coverage to children who do not have insurance and do not qualify for free Medi-Cal. - Healthy Kids
Healthy Kids is a low-cost health care program available in many counties for children who are not eligible for full Medi-Cal or Health Families. - High Risk Infant Follow-Up
Limited diagnostic services for children up to three years of age. - Hospital Quality Assurance Fee - A program that imposes a Quality Assurance Fee (QAF) on certain general acute care hospitals in order to make supplemental and grant payments and increased capitation payment to hospitals.
- In Home Operations
In-Home Operations (IHO) is a section oversees the development and implementation of home- and community-based programs under Medi-Cal. - IHSS Plus Waiver
Personal care and domestic services to persons who are aged, blind or disabled and who live in their own homes. - Indian Health Program
Improve the health status of American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) living in urban, rural, and reservation/rancheria communities throughout California. - Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled-Continuous Nursing (ICF/DD-CN) Pilot Project)
The waiver requires the Department to commit to maintaining access to care, provision of quality services, adhering to cost effectiveness, and open access to emergency services for the target population eligible for services under the waiver. - Legislative and Governmental Affairs
This Office facilitates, coordinates and advocates for the development of legislation in the interest of public health. - Long-Term Care
Increases the number of middle-income Californians who have quality long-term care insurance that prevents or delays their dependence on Medi-Cal. - Medi-Cal (Indivduals and Families)
This is a public health insurance program which provides needed health care services for low-income individuals and families. - Medi-Cal Eligibility Division
The Medi-Cal Eligibility Division (MCED) is responsible for the coordination, clarification, and implementation of Medi-Cal regulations, policy, and procedures to assure that Medi-Cal eligibility is determined accurately and on a timely basis by the 58 county public social services agencies. - Medi-Cal Managed Care
Contracts for health care services through established networks of organized systems of care, which emphasize primary and preventive care. - Medi-Cal Waivers
Medi-Cal Waivers are programs that demonstrate and evaluate new health care delivery systems. These programs focus on reducing costs and providing services in a community based setting. - Medical Therapy
Occupational Therapy (OT) and Physical Therapy (PT) for children with eligible conditions. - Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) Waiver
The MSSP waiver is targeted to those medically fragile individuals over the age of sixty-five and is administered through MSSP sites throughout the state, under the California Department of Aging. - Newborn Hearing Screening
Helps identify hearing loss in infants and guide families to the appropriate services needed to develop communication skills. - Newborn Screening
Testing for specific genetic disorders. - Office of Clinical Preventive Medicine
Strives to promote collaboration and understanding between public health authorities and health care providers. - Office of Health Information Technology
Medi-Cal Electronic Health Record Incentive Program.
- Office of Multicultural Health
Reduce gaps in health status among and improve the quality of life of California's diverse populations. - Office of Public Affairs
The Office of Public Affairs is responsible for the overall communications and outreach activities. - Office of Women's Health
Improving the status of women's health. - Overpayments
The primary function of the Overpayments Unit is to recover funds due the Medi-Cal program - Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE)
The PACE model of care provides a comprehensive medical/social service delivery system using an interdisciplinary team approach that provides and coordinates all needed preventive, primary, acute and long term care services - Personal Injury
The Personal Injury Unit is responsible for the recovery of Medi-Cal expenditures in personal injury actions involving Medi-Cal beneficiaries. - Pharmacy Benefits and Vision Care Services
Medi-Cal Pharmacy Benefits include Fee-For-Service Drug Program, Drug Rebate Program, Enteral and Medical Supplies Contracting, Drug Contracting, and Vision Care. - Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnant Women
Allows Qualified Providers to grant immediate, temporary Medi-Cal coverage for ambulatory prenatal care and prescription drugs for conditions related to pregnancy to low-income, pregnant patients, pending their formal Medi-Cal application. - Primary and Rural Health Care
Improve the health status of special, targeted population groups living in medically underserved urban and rural areas of California. - Senior Care Action Network (SCAN)
SCAN Health Plan is a Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan that provides all services in the Medi-Cal State Plan. Participants must be 65 years or older, Medi-Cal and Medicare eligible and reside in the SCAN service area. - Subacute Care Program
Specific reimbursement rates have been developed for providers of subacute care who have been licensed and certified by the CA Department of Public Health’s Licensing and Certification program. - Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Nutrition program that helps pregnant women, new mothers and young children eat well and stay healthy. - Workers Compensation Recovery Program
Responsible for identifying and recovering Medi-Cal expenditures made on behalf of beneficiaries whose injuries are covered by Workers Compensation liability. - Working Disabled Program
Allows certain individuals to become eligible for Medi-Cal by paying low monthly premiums based on countable income.
Services
Find out about the different programs and services offered through DHCS. Get help determining whether you and/or your family are eligible for services. Find out how a physician can enroll you, how to receive free screening and family planning. Get help for children in foster care, children with special medical conditions and seniors needing personal care.
Children's Health Community Health & Health Disparities Diseases & Conditions Medi-Cal/Denti-Cal IndividualsThe information provided below will assist an individual in finding out if he/she qualifies as a Medi-Cal beneficiary, how to enroll and learn about available programs for children with special medical conditions and seniors needing personal care. In addition, individuals may access general health information and resources unrelated to Medi-Cal.
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