Program or Department	Proposal	2020‑21	2021‑22
Program or Department	Proposal	2020‑21	One‑Time or Temporary	Ongoing
CDPH	Alzheimer’s and dementia research and training (Age‑Friendly State package)	—	$25	—
CDPH	Resources for COVID‑19 pandemic response external challenges	—	6	—
CDPH	Books for low‑income children	—	5	—
CDPH	Pandemic response review	—	3	—
CHHS, Secretary	Language access resources—development and implementation of services	—	20	—
CHHS, Secretary	Equity dashboard	—	3	—
CHHS, Secretary	Diversify HHS workforce (GARE training support)	—	3	—
CHHS, Secretary	Health information exchange leadership	—	3	—
CHHS, Secretary	Post‑COVID‑19 equity analysis	—	2	—
EMSA	Statewide emergency medical services data solution	—	10	—
EMSA	Increased emergency preparedness and response capability	—	2	$6
EMSA	Human resources workload support	—	—	1
Medi‑Cal	Reintroduce CalAIM reforms	—	591	81
Medi‑Cal	Provide incentives for student behavioral health	—	200	—
Medi‑Cal	Temporarily extend program integrity data analytics contract	—	1	—
Medi‑Cal	Staff for managed care re‑procurement	—	—	1
Medi‑Cal	Add dyadic services benefit (Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative)	—	—	100
Medi‑Cal	Expand full‑scope Medi‑Cal for undocumented adults ages 60 and over	—	—	50
Medi‑Cal	Extend postpartum Medi‑Cal eligibility to 12 months	—	—	45
Medi‑Cal	Expand and make permanent certain telehealth flexibilities	—	—	33
Medi‑Cal	Eliminate rate freeze for developmentally disabled and pediatric facilities	—	—	11
Medi‑Cal	Increase reimbursement rates for ICF‑DDs and pediatric subacute facilities	—	—	11
Medi‑Cal	Provide mental health services to out‑of‑state foster youth returning to California	$2	—	9
Medi‑Cal	Implement accelerated enrollment for adults	—	—	7
Medi‑Cal	Add community health worker services benefit	—	—	6
Medi‑Cal	Fund medication therapy management at specialty pharmacies	—	—	4
Medi‑Cal	Add continuous glucose monitoring benefit	—	—	2
Medi‑Cal	Hold funding in reserve in Drug Rebate Fund	222	—	—
Medi‑Cal	End dental managed care in Los Angeles and Sacramento counties	—	—	1
OSHPD	Additional funding for Song‑Brown Program	—	50	—
OSHPD	Increase geriatric workforce	—	8	—
State Hospitals	Deferred maintenance	—	100	—
State Hospitals	Extend and expand IST diversion pilot program	—	46	—
State Hospitals	Construction projects	—	31	—
State Hospitals	Re‑evaluate individuals declared IST	—	13	—
State Hospitals	Activate new jail‑based treatment beds for IST patients	—	7	6
State Hospitals	Statewide integrated health care provider network	—	6	—
State Hospitals	Expand community‑based treatment options for IST patients	5	3	30
State Hospitals	Implement new staffing levels for treatment team and primary care	—	—	23
State Hospitals	Backfill for lost reimbursement from counties for treating LPS patients	—	—	17
State Hospitals	Establish mobile treatment options for forensic patients in the community	—	—	10
State Hospitals	Implement new staffing levels for protective services	—	—	7
State Hospitals	Activate new beds in step‑down facilities for forensic patients	1	—	5
Totals		$230	$1,137	$465
Note: This reflects our best understanding as of May 15, 2021; however, we are still receiving information from the administration about these proposals. We only plan to update this figure for very significant changes (that is, those greater than $500 million).
CDPH = California Department of Public Health; COVID‑19 = coronavirus disease 2019; CHHS = California Health and Human Services Agency; HHS = Health and Human Services; GARE = Government Alliance on Race and Equity; EMSA = Emergency Medical Services Authority; CalAIM = California Advancing and Innovating Medi‑Cal; ICF‑DDs = Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled; OSHPD = Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development; IST = incompetent to stand trial; and LPS = Lanterman‑Petris‑Short.

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