GUIDELINES
2008
- DMH Information Notice 08-16, Plan Update Guidelines for Fiscal Year 2008/09 Addendum – Modified Process - 07/01/08
- DMH Information Notice 08-12, Community Services and Supports General System Development Housing (Supercedes DMH Information Notice: 08-05) - 4/23/08
- DMH Information Notice 08-11: Assignment of Community Services and Supports (CSS) Funds for the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Housing Program - 4/10/08
- DMH Information Notice 08-10, Community Services and Supports (CSS) Plan Update Guidelines for Fiscal Year (FY) 2008/09 - 04/07/2008
- DMH Information Notice: 08-08, Implementation Progress Report for the Community Services and Supports (CSS) Component of the Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan for Calendar Year 2007
- DMH Information Notice 08-05, Community Services and Supports General System Development Housing -03/14/08
- DMH Info. Notice: 08-02, Planning Estimates for the Community Services and Supports Component (FY 2008/09) and the Capital Facilities/Technological Needs Component (FY 2007/08) of the Mental Health Services Act.
- DMH Info. Notice: 08-01, Request to Dedicate Funds to the Mental Health Services Act Community Services and Supports Prudent Reserve - 01/29/2007
2007
- DMH Info Notice 07-26 - Implementation of the Annual Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Revenue and Expenditure Report for Fiscal Year 2006-07
- DMH Info Notice 07-25 - Mental Health Services Act Fiscal Policy Changes
- DMH Info Notice 07-21 - Additional One-Time Funding Augmentation to Expand Local Mental Health Services
DMH Info Notice 07-20 - Implementation of Local Mental Health Services (MHS) Fund Cash Flow Statement
- DMH Info Notice 07-11 - Modifications to the Procedures Specific to Very Small Counties Pertinent to the Community Services and Supports (CSS) Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan - 5/29/07
- DMH Info Notice 07-05 - Revisions to Local Mental Health Services Fund Cash Flow Statement Interval Periods and Reporting Dates - 4/19/07
- DMH Info Notice 07-04 - regarding the Mental Health Services Act Community Services and Support Housing Expenditure Change - 3/28/07
- DMH Info Notice 07-02 - regarding the Implementation Progress Report for the Initial Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan for Community Services and Supports (CSS) - 1/23/07
- MHSA Emergency Regulations were repealed and adopted December 29, 2006 - 1/02/07
2006
- DMH Info Notice 06-15 - Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Performance Contract Amendment Process for the Community Services and Supports Component of the Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan - 12/07/06
- DMH Letter No. 06-09 - Revised Planning Estimates (Fiscal Year 2007-08) for Mental Health Services Act Community Services and Supports - 11/29/06
- DMH Letter No. 06-08 - Cost Reporting - New Service Function Codes for Non-Medi-Cal Client Supports and Non-Medi-Cal Capital Assets - 11/07/06
- DMH Info Notice 06-13 - Allowable Use of Community Services and Supports Funding for Enhancements of Local Infrastructure - 11/03/06
- DMH Info Notice 06-12 - Implementation of the MHSA, Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5892 - 10/16/06
- DMH Info Notice 06-08 - Initial Mental Health Services Act Contract - boilerplate contract between the state Department of Mental Health (DMH) and city/county mental health programs - 8/17/06
- DMH Info Notice 06-02 - Notification of New MHSA and Federal Accountability Reporting Requirements: Tracking of Services, Outcomes, Cost and Program Oversight - 4/20/06
- DMH Letter No. 06-03 regarding MHSA CSS--Budgets and Start-Up Funding - 02/06/06
- DMH Letter No. 06-02 regarding MHSA CSS--Three Year Program and Expenditure Plan Requirement--Full Service Partnership-- Addendum, Fiscal Years 2005-06, 06-07, 07-08 - 02/02/06
- AMENDED RULEMAKING: Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) - 1/23/06
2005
- EMERGENCY RULEMAKING: Mental Health Services Act - 12/30/05
- DMH Letter No. 05-08 regarding County Maintenance of Effort Funding -- Fiscal year 2004-05 funding required to be used for Mental Health Services under the Mental Health Services Act) - 10/05/05
- DMH Letter No. 05-06 regarding MHSA CSS Startup Funding and Prudent Reserves released - 9/02/05
- DMH Letter No. 05-05 regarding Mental Health Services Act Community Services and Supports --Three Year Program and Expenditure Plan Requirements, Fiscal Years 2005-06, 2006-07, and 2007-08.
- DMH Letter No. 05-04 regarding MHSA Non-Supplantation - 07/18/05
- DMH Letter 05-02 - Planning Estimates for Mental Health Services Act Community Services and Supports - 06/01/05
- Enclosure1 - Planning Estimates for Mental Health Services Act Community Services and Supports Spreadsheet - 06/01/05
- Enclosure2 - County Operations North and South Regional Listing - 06/01/05
- Backup documents for the Planning Estimate calculations - 06/07/05
DRAFT GUIDELINES
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Draft - Community Services and Supports One-Time Requests for Funding
- 06/02/05 - Revised Draft of the CSS Program Plan Requirements
describes the requirements counties, in partnership with their communities, must meet to obtain MHSA funding for community services and supports. - 5/18/05 - Preliminary Draft of the CSS Program Plan Requirements
describes the requirements counties, in partnership with their communities, must meet to obtain MHSA funding for community services and supports. - 2/15/05

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