CA SB408

Requires the State Department of Health Care Services to establish up to 10 regional health teams throughout California to serve foster youth and youth at risk of entering foster care with severe mental illness, emotional disturbance, substance use, intellectual or developmental disability, or chronic health issues.

Regional health teams must be physician-led and include minimum staff of a physician (including psychiatrist), licensed clinical social worker or psychologist, public health nurse, nutritionist or dietitian, occupational therapist, community health worker, peer support specialist, and training coordinator.

Teams shall develop person-centered care plans and coordinate delivery of mental health services, substance abuse treatment, health care, chronic disease management, preventive services, care coordination, and family supports for children and youth under 26 years old.

Department must submit a state plan amendment to federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services by July 1, 2024, to implement the Medicaid Health Home State Plan Option to fund regional health teams through a competitive procurement process.

Implementation is conditional on federal financial participation and necessary federal approvals, with legislative intent that the health home state plan option begin no later than December 1, 2024.