The 2023-24 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Feb 15, 2023 - Issues Many Providers Still Are Not in Compliance With HCBS Final Rule Set to Take Effect in March. Figure   3 shows the share of providers (broken out by service category) who have compliant policies set in place as of December  29,  2022.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4683

Realignment and County Indigent Health Care Programs [Publication Details]

Mar 19, 2026 - Presented to: Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5164

The 2026-27 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 13, 2026 - The Lanterman Act requires DDS to serve all individuals determined eligible by an RC. The program has never required means testing, so income is not considered when an individual applies for services.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5157

The 2022-23 Budget: Department of Developmental Services

Mar 29, 2022 - Statute sets the following average service coordinator ‑to ‑consumer ratios for  RCs: 1:62 for consumers enrolled in Medicaid waiver programs. 1:62 for consumers who transitioned from a developmental center into a community setting at least 12 months ago. 1:45 for consumers who transitioned from a developmental center into a community setting
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4577

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

Nov 9, 2021 - An ICF level of care is defined as having two moderate or seve re support needs in one or more of the following areas: self ‑help, such as dressing or toileting; social ‑emotional to address such issues as aggression, self ‑injurious behavior, or running away; or health, such as tracheostomy care, apnea monitoring, or oxygen therapy.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4471

The 2026-27 Budget: Medi-Cal Analysis

Mar 2, 2026 - The administration’s proposal seems intended to apply a consistent set of requirements across nonelderly adults, regardless of immigration status. In practice, though, adults with satisfactory and unsatisfactory immigration status may experience the requirements differently.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5146

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

Aug 17, 2023 - Remainder Would Be Used for Beds in Community-Based Treatment Settings and Residential Care Settings. Bond proceeds remaining after distribution to HCD — at least $3.8  billion —would be used for DHCS to award grants to construct and rehabilitate beds in unlocked, voluntary, community-based treatment and residential care settings.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4790

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Health

Oct 16, 2025 - Health plans that participate in Covered California must use these accounts so that federal subsidies do not pay for abortion services. The fund is continuously appropriated through the 2028-29 fiscal year.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5075

The 2025-26 Budget: Medi-Cal Pharmacy Spending

Apr 3, 2025 - As Figure  3 shows, we estimate the average cost per drug nearly doubled over the period, with the growth somewhat lower on a net spending basis. While overall Medi ‑Cal caseload also increased over the same period, the increase was much slower  (17.6  percent).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5026

The 2023-24 Budget: Analysis of the Governor’s Major Behavioral Health Proposals

Feb 16, 2023 - Federal reimbursement is contingent on meeting a series of milestones that include licensing and increased oversight of participating hospitals and residential settings, the expansion of care coordination and community treatment opportunities for individuals with acute mental health needs, increased acces s to a full continuum of care including crisis
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4689