Potential Funding Sources for after Transitional Rent
This reference guide contains a list of funding programs and sources that can pay for permanent housing after the six months of Transitional Rent is complete. It is designed to help managed care plan (MCP) staff and others recognize funding sources that might be included in a member's Housing Support Plan.
Medi-Cal Member Vignettes
These vignettes illustrate different types of people who may be eligible for Transitional Rent (TR). They are intended to ground TR discussions in the realities of people who may seek this new benefit.
Transitional Rent Partnership Tool
Effective implementation of Transitional Rent (TR) depends on clear roles and strong coordination across health, housing, and social service systems. This tool is designed to help identify and engage TR partners in implementation efforts.
Housing Support Plan (HSP) Template for Transitional Rent and/or Housing Deposits
This document provides a template Housing Support Plan to assist with referrals for Transitional Rent, California's new Medicaid benefit that provides up to six months of rental assistance for eligible Medi-Cal members. Authorization for Transitional Rent requires a completed Housing Support Plan that meets specific criteria.
Transitional Rent Eligibility and Access Guide for the Behavioral Health Population of Focus
This resource provides in-depth details you need about Transitional Rent, who is eligible, and what to do before referring a Member to their managed care plan for Transitional Rent.
Transitional Rent: What to Know Before You Request or Refer
A concise overview of Medi-Cal's new Transitional Rent benefit, who is currently eligible, and what is required to refer someone.
Transitional Rent: CalAIM’s Newest Community Support
A short overview of California's new Medicaid benefit, Transitional Rent, which provides up to six months of rental assistance for eligible Medi-Cal members experiencing or at risk of homelessness who meet additional eligibility criteria.
Transitional Rent Fundamentals for Local Implementers
An overview of California's newest housing-related Medicaid service, Transitional Rent. This webinar is intended primarily for local providers and agencies who are or will be directly involved in Transitional Rent implementation, especially county Behavioral Health departments, managed care plans, homeless response Continuums of Care, and potential Transitional Rent providers.
Transitional Rent Fundamentals for State Agency Staff
This webinar provides an overview of California's newest housing-related Medicaid service, Transitional Rent. Learn the basics of this unprecedented new resource in a digestible way and walk away with a better understanding of the key opportunities ahead.
Recommendations to Improve Implementation of ECM and Community Supports for People Experiencing Homelessness
This section of the CalAIM Toolkit for Continuums of Care (CoCs) and CoC Partners offers a list of the recommendations developed by Homebase, California CoC representatives, and some key provider partners. These are intended to facilitate improved collaboration toward full and effective ECM and Community Supports implementation.
California Continuums of Care by County
This section of the CalAIM Toolkit for Continuums of Care (CoCs) and CoC Partners provides a reference list of California’s CoCs by county.
Opportunities for Homeless Systems of Care to Partner with Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans
This section of the CalAIM Toolkit for Continuums of Care (CoCs) and CoC Partners is intended to help counties, CoCs, and local homeless response system partners better understand what MCPs are likely to invest in and prioritize to address the housing and health needs of their Medi-Cal members experiencing homelessness.
CalAIM Basics
This section of the CalAIM Toolkit for Continuums of Care (CoCs) and CoC Partners provides an overview of the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM), a recent Medi-Cal initiative that seeks to improve the health of Californians.
Medi-Cal and Street Medicine
This section of the CalAIM Toolkit for Continuums of Care (CoCs) and CoC Partners provides information about how DHCS defines Street Medicine for purposes of Medi-Cal coverage so CoCs can discuss street medicine needs, programs, and coordination opportunities with their local MCPs with this critical context in mind.
Sample Workflow for Continuums of Care and Managed Care Plans to Conduct a Client Data Match
This section of the CalAIM Toolkit for Continuums of Care (CoCs) and CoC Partners presents a simple workflow that CoCs and MCPs can use to accomplish this kind of client data match, as well as a list of recommended data elements to include in the matching process.
Needed HMIS Data Elements for Partnering with Managed Care Plans
This section of the CalAIM Toolkit for Continuums of Care (CoCs) and CoC Partners identifies data elements that are valuable for cross-sector data sharing that can better enable partners to work in a more coordinated and collaborative fashion.
Bi-lateral Data Sharing Agreement Between a Continuum of Care and Managed Care Plan
This section of the CalAIM Toolkit for Continuums of Care (CoCs) and CoC Partners is a sample bi-lateral data sharing agreement (DSA) that is meant to help cross-sector partners identify the common components of a DSA between Continuum of Care (CoC) agencies responsible for HMIS data and Medi-Cal managed care plans (MCPs).
CalAIM’s Community Supports: Housing Related Services
This section of the CalAIM Toolkit for Continuums of Care (CoCs) and CoC Partners provides an overview of CalAIM’s Community Supports housing related services.
Maximizing CalAIM’s Enhanced Care Management (ECM) Benefit and Community Supports Services
This section of the CalAIM Toolkit for Continuums of Care (CoCs) and CoC Partners provides basic information about ECM and Community Supports and offers tools to help CoCs track the resources available and relevant referral processes for the MCPs in their communities.
Fundamentals of Homelessness Response for Managed Care Plans
This section of the CalAIM Toolkit for Continuums of Care (CoCs) and CoC Partners contains foundational information for managed care plans (MCPs) about how homeless assistance works at the local level, including practical, action-oriented suggestions to help MCPs participate in their community’s response to homelessness.