Building California’s Behavioral Health Infrastructure: Progress Update and Opportunities for the Proposition 1 Bond

Feb 5, 2025 - The administration is working to allocate the bond funding quickly, with plans to aw ard up to $3.3  billion in May 2025 and a stated commitment to award all funding by 2026. This leaves a brief window in which the Legislature can conduct oversight of the program and influence the administration ’s program administration decisions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4954

The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - The rule, originally set to take effect in 2019, has been pushed back twice, with the first key date set for March  17, 2023, when all service providers must have adopted policies consistent with the final  rule.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - The rule, originally set to take effect in 2019, has been pushed back twice and now is set to take effect on March  17,  2023. California ’s service providers must be in compliance with the final HCBS rule for the state to draw down Medicaid funding for HCBS  services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577