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California Awards $21.6 Million To Address the Opioid Crisis

SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) today awarded $12 million to 44 programs through the California Youth Opioid Response (CA YOR) project, and $9.6 million to 28 entities through the Low-Barrier Opioid Treatment at …

Resources on Fentanyl Test Strips

Over the past decade, California has seen a significant increase in fentanyl-involved overdose deaths, which accounted for 55 percent of all drug-related overdose deaths in 2021. Even in small doses, …

California MAT Expansion Project in the News

During an ABC 10 segment, Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Chief of the Community Services Division, Marlies Perez, spoke about the impact of the opioid epidemic on the State …

Removal of X-Waiver Requirement

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (also known as the Omnibus bill). Section 1262 removes the federal requirement for practitioners to submit …