CA SB324

Requires Medi-Cal managed care plans to contract with community providers for enhanced care management (ECM) benefits and community supports, with providers demonstrating capability to meet quality requirements and Medi-Cal guidelines

Mandates managed care plans set goals every other year, in consultation with the Department of Health Care Services, for contracting and utilization levels with community providers and local entities

Requires managed care plans to assign members to contracted community providers who submit referrals or authorization requests for ECM or community support services, if the provider can appropriately meet the member's needs

Changes the department's public reporting on ECM and community supports utilization data from annual to quarterly, with demographic data stratified by county, age, sex, race, ethnicity, languages spoken, and provider type

Directs the department to develop standardized templates for including community providers with limited contracting experience and guidance allowing community providers to act as primary subcontractors with third-tier subcontracting arrangements