ACWDL 10-08: 2010 Statewide average private pay rate (APPR) for nursing facility services (4/30/10)

The 2010 statewide APPR for nursing facility services is $6311. The APPR is used to calculate the period of ineligibility for disqualifying transfers of nonexempt property for less than fair market value. Periods of ineligibility that began prior to 2010 are not updated with this new figure. The letter includes a chart of APPRs from 1990 to 2009, to calculate disqualifying transfers made by previously institutionalized beneficiaries. [Download]

ACIN I-39-10: Therapeutic Behavioral Services (4/29/10)

Information regarding the availability of Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS). TBS is included under Medi-Cal as an Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) supplemental service. This letter goes over the 9-point access plan and eligibility, and strongly encourages counties to actively work with their local mental health partners to facilitate access to these services for children and youth in foster care who need them. [Download]