Body Public health nurses provide nursing services in the home and community, including case management, client advocacy, community resource information and assistance with accessing health care. Services are provided to all residents of Orange County who meet the criteria regardless of financial status. Nurses in the Community and Nursing Services division...

Body Our Behavioral Health Plan Member Handbook for Medi-Cal members are available in threshold languages at: For Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS): link here For the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System: link here

Body HIV Planning Council Committees Executive Committee HIV Client Advocacy Committee (HCAC) Integrated Plan Committee (IPC) Priority Setting, Allocations, and Planning Committee (PSAP) Executive Committee Responsibilities: Ensures an open nominations process for the Council Conducts ongoing recruitment for membership on the Council Coordinates the Assessment of the Administrative Mechanism (AAM) Establishes...

Body Behavioral Health Plan (BHP) Provider Manual 2025 Provider Manual Updates to the Provider Manual will be published here. Please bookmark this page for your convenience. BHS Annual Provider Training Please use Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome to access the training and disable the Pop-up Blocker in your browser. 2025 BHS...

Body Payment Reform requires counties to transition, where applicable, from billing for services using the Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) to Charge Description Master (CDM) codes. QMS has developed provider-specific Quick Guides in an effort to train and assist all Mental Health Plan providers with this transition to CDM coding...

Body 1. Lead is harmful to children. Lead can damage a child’s brain and nervous system. Lead exposure is especially dangerous for children under the age of six because their rapidly growing and developing bodies absorb more lead. It can cause permanent learning and behavioral problems that make it difficult for...

Body About FSAC The Food Safety Advisory Council (FSAC) works with Environmental Health's Food and Pool Safety Program in developing policies, regulations, and interpretive guides. FSAC also assists the food industry in understanding laws, regulations, and the reasoning behind them. FSAC is a collaborative effort between business and government, comprised of representatives from...

Body Introduction: Perinatal Mental Health (PMH) conditions, previously referred to as Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMAD), can occur at any time during the perinatal period (that is, during pregnancy, post-loss, and/or postpartum), and can affect not only the pregnant or postpartum person, but also fathers and partners. PMH conditions include...