2022 Mandatory Annual Training – Reminder Table
| Date: | June 17, 2022 |
| To: | Health Plan of San Joaquin Practitioners, Contracted Providers, Facilities, and Behavioral Health Providers |
| From: | Health Plan of San Joaquin |
| Subject: | 2022 Mandatory Annual Training – Reminder Table |
| Business: | Medi-Cal |
| Type of Training | Requirement | Due Date |
| Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) | HIPAA is a federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed without the patient’s consent or knowledge. The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued the HIPAA Privacy Rule to implement the requirements of HIPAA. | June 30, 2022 |
| Fraud Waste and Abuse | Health Plan of San Joaquin (HPSJ) is a licensed health care services plan regulated by the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) and contracted with the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). HPSJ is committed to protecting members, our network of providers, and public interests by preventing, detecting, investigating, correcting, and reporting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA). Under legal requirements overseen by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), 42 C.F.R. §422.503 and 42 C.F.R. §423.504, you are required to either complete the FWA training offered on the HPSJ website and send HPSJ a signed attestation, or attest that you have completed another, acceptable FWA training. | June 30, 2022 |
| Cultural Competency and Sensitivity Training | Mandatory Trainings (As required by DHCS): • Health Plan of San Joaquin Cultural Competency Training • Seniors and Persons with Disabilities (SPD) Awareness and Sensitivity Training • Quality Healthcare for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender People • A Physicians Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care • Cultural Competency and Patient Engagement | June 30, 2022 |