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California’s Community Health Worker/Promotora/Representative (CHW/P/R) Certification Discussion – Online Information Session

Year:
2023
State:
CA
Website Link:
Publicly Available:
Yes
Billing and Reimbursement:
Certification:
Administration - certification boards state health departments etc., CHW input in process, CHW role scope of practice, Competencies, Funding of certification, Role of state government, State input in process
Evidence Generation:
Policy:
Legislative language
Sustainable Financing:​
How to engage and work with Medicaid, Billing/CPT codes, Reimbursement TA for FQHCs Medicaid etc.
Workforce Development:
Recruiting and convening CHWs stakeholders

Summary

The purpose of this meeting, hosted by the Department of Health Care Access and information (HCAI) and the California State University Sacramento, was to clarify context on California’s CHW/P/R certification option, share HCAI responses on participant input from past Listening Sessions, and present next steps for HCAI’s stakeholder engagement process.