The DMC-ODS Forum of the California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions (CIBHS) hosted a 90-minute Webinar providing an approach to the use of consents to facilitate sharing client information with partner agencies in the DMC-ODS.

The Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Waiver requires the management of access and utilization of services in a well-designed continuum of care. The key to this coordination is the sharing of participant information between agencies within the DMC-ODS and external service partners. The federal regulations impose stringent restrictions on the disclosure of identifiable participant records by federally assisted alcohol and drug treatment programs. Bruce Copley will present Santa Clara County’s approach to the use of consents to facilitate sharing client information with partner agencies in the DMC-ODS. Key legal issues and considerations will be discussed. A downloadable power point and sample Release of Information Form will be available to all registrants.

Participants

• Presenter – Bruce Copley, Director, Santa Clara County Department of Alcohol and Drug Services
• Presenter – Gary Tsai, Medical Director, and Science Officer, LA County Substance Abuse Prevention and Control
• Project Director – Victor Kogler, CIBHS

Moderator – Elizabeth Stanley-Salazar, CIBHS

Who Should Participate?

The primary audience for the training is County Behavioral Health Services and other county staff throughout the State of California

Contact

Elizabeth Stanley-Salazar, estanleysalazar@cibhs.org, (805) 728-5578