The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - To encourage survey completion, the department offered trainings to providers on the data collection surveys and sent weekly e ‑mail reminders to remind providers to submit their data before the deadline.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

Considering Medi-Cal in the Midst of a Changing Fiscal and Policy Landscape

Oct 24, 2025 - Specifically, states must create standardized processes to confirm enrollees ’ mailing addresses using certain data sources. States must also submit enrollees ’ social security numbers to CMS monthly so that the federal administration can check for duplicate enrollment across states.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5083

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Bond to Fund Behavioral Health Facilities and Veterans Housing

Aug 17, 2023 - According to the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ’s 2022 point-in-time count, 23  percent (39,700) of the 171,500 people experiencing homelessness in California suffered from severe mental illness and 21  percent (36,000) suffered from a chronic SUD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services—An Interim Update

Apr 19, 2021 - People may apply online, by mail, in person at the county office, or by phone. The eligibility process uses information about each family member in a household —such as income, resources, size of household, and disability —to determine the scope of benefits available to the family and the family ’s share of cost, if any (most often, there is no share of cost).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4415

The 2022-23 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Mar 3, 2022 - In 2020, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated that 23  percent of people experiencing homelessness in California suffered from severe mental illness and 22  percent suffered from SUD.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4569

Enhancing Federal Financial Participation for Consumers Served by the Department of Developmental Services

Nov 9, 2021 - People may apply online, by mail, in person at the county office, or by phone. The eligibility process uses information about each family member in a household—such as income, resources, size of household, and disability—to determine the scope of benefits available to the family and the family’s share of cost, if any (most often, there is no share of cost).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471