Reminder: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Training and Self-Attestation
| Date: | May 15, 2025 |
| From: | Health Plan of San Joaquin/Mountain Valley Health Plan (Health Plan) |
| To: | Health Plan Providers |
| Type: | Regulatory |
| Subject: | Reminder: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Training and Self-Attestation |
| Business: | Medi-Cal Managed Care |
This is a reminder that Health Plan reimburses eligible providers for Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) screenings for both children and adults up to 65 years of age with full scope Medi-Cal, when billed correctly and provider has completed required training.
Health Plan will reimburse eligible network providers for each qualifying ACEs screening. The requirements for billing are below:
- Reviewed completed screen
- Standardized screening tool used
- Results documented and interpreted
- Results discussed with beneficiary and/or family
- Any clinically appropriate actions taken and documented
*Documentation should remain in the member’s medical record and be available upon request.
Required DHCS Training and Self-Attestation
To receive payments for ACEs screenings, you must complete the Becoming ACEs Aware in California training and self-attest to complete this training by providing your National Provider Identifier (NPI) as part of the course evaluation.
The Becoming ACEs Aware in California training is a free, two-hour, online course that covers Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), toxic stress, ACE screening, toxic stress risk assessment, and trauma-informed care and provides health care teams evidence-based strategies to mitigate the toxic stress response. The training offers between 2.0 and 5.0 Continuing Education and Maintenance of Certification credits depending on the number of cases completed.
To complete the training, visit https://training.acesaware.org/aa/detail?id=500
To complete the attestation or check your attestation status, log into your ACES Aware Learning Center account here: https://training.acesaware.org/aa/attestation
DHCS maintains a list of providers who have attested to completing the Becoming ACEs Aware in California training. This list is made available to Medi-Cal managed care plans so they can determine who is certified to receive Medi-Cal payment for conducting eligible ACE screenings.
For additional information, please visit https://www.acesaware.org/ or the Medi-Cal provider manual billing guide at https://mcweb.apps.prd.cammis.medi-cal.ca.gov/assets/5EF3476E-5DF4-4512-822F-22660D31FA4B/eval.pdf?access_token=6UyVkRRfByXTZEWIh8j8QaYylPyP5ULO
For more information on Directed Payments for Adverse Childhood Experiences Screening Services, see All Plan Letter (APL) 23-017: https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/formsandpubs/Documents/MMCDAPLsandPolicyLetters/APL2023/APL23-017.pdf
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
