DHCS Posts Draft Clinic Policy Letter for State-Only FQHC/RHC Services — Stakeholder Webinar June 17, Rules Take Effect July 1
On June 3, 2026, DHCS posted a draft Clinic Policy Letter (a Second Addendum on its FQHC/RHC page) that operationalizes the July 1 shift away from Prospective Payment System (PPS) reimbursement for State-Only / Undocumented Immigrant Services (UIS) delivered by FQHCs and RHCs to Medi-Cal Managed Care Plan members. This is the implementation instrument behind the already-tracked UIS-PPS elimination — it sets the actual billing rules (MCP-negotiated / non-PPS rates) your revenue-cycle team must code to, not just the budget authority. A statutory interested-parties stakeholder webinar is scheduled for June 17, 2026, 10–11 a.m. PT — the last formal comment window before the July 1 effective date, now under a month out. FQHC CFOs, billing leads, and compliance officers should pull the draft CPL immediately, model the per-encounter revenue delta on their UIS panel, and decide whether to submit comment by June 17.
Key takeaways
- The draft Clinic Policy Letter (posted June 3) is the billing-rules implementation of the July 1 UIS-PPS cut — not just the budget authority.
- Stakeholder webinar June 17, 10–11 a.m. PT is the last formal comment window before July 1.
- Action: pull the draft CPL, model the per-encounter UIS revenue delta, and submit comment by June 17.
Primary source
California DHCSFQHC Talent. (2026, June 3). DHCS Posts Draft Clinic Policy Letter for State-Only FQHC/RHC Services — Stakeholder Webinar June 17, Rules Take Effect July 1. Primary source: California DHCS. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/ca-dhcs-draft-clinic-policy-letter-state-only-june-2026
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