DHCS Community Support Services Policy Guide – Volume 2 Updates


Date: January 7, 2026
From: Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan (“Health Plan”)
To: Health Plan All Enhanced Care Management and Community Support Services Providers
Type: Procedural Update
Subject: DHCS Community Support Services Policy Guide – Volume 2 Updates
Business: Medi-Cal Managed Care

On April 30, 2025, Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) released Community Support Services (CSS) Policy Guide – Volume 2, which included important updates related to Housing Transition and Navigation Services (HTNS), and Housing Deposits.

Please Note: DHCS is no longer requiring a member to receive HTNS as a condition of receiving Housing Deposits.

For more information on the changes to DHCS CSS Policy Guide located on Page 28, please visit: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/pa/Documents/MCQMD/DHCS-Community-Supports-Policy-Guide-Volume-2.pdf

For more information on Health Plan’s California Advancing and​ Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) – Community Support Services, please visit: https://www.hpsj.com/providers/calaim-2/


If you have any further questions, please contact your Provider Services Representative, or call our Customer Service Department at 1-888-936-PLAN (7526). You may also visit https://www.hpsj.com/alerts/ for online access to the documents shared. The most recent information about Health Plan and our services is always available on our website www.hpsj-mvhp.org

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Posted on January 8th, 2026

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