Department Letters

DSH periodically issues further guidelines on programs via letters to different stakeholders. These most current and recent ones are collected below. For more information, contact the programs listed in each letter.

CONREP

• Letter 23-001: Notification of Presumed Outpatient Suitability

Diversion

Letter 24-004: Information regarding utilization of DSH-funded IST Residential Infrastructure for Non-DSH clients

Letter 24-003: Round 3 Collaborative Community Stakeholder Workgroup Annual Funding

• Letter of Intent to apply for funding.

Letter 24-002: No Department Letter assigned.

Letter 24-001: No Department Letter assigned.

Letter 23-002: Round 2 Collaborative Community Stakeholder Workgroup Annual Funding (Superseded by DL 24-003)

• Letter of Intent to apply for funding

Letter 22-004: End of Current Contract Term - Housing Funding

Letter 22-002: Collaborative Community Stakeholder Workgroup Annual Funding (Superseded by DL 23-002)

• Letter of Intent to apply for funding

Letter 22-001: Information Regarding DSH Diversion Program Participants Eligible for Program Funding, January 3, 2023

Letter 21-001: Information Regarding DSH Diversion of Eligible Felony ISTS Pending Placement to DSH, November 3, 2021

Letter 19-001: Diversion Reporting Requirements, Oct. 23, 2019

• Data Dictionary, Behavioral Health
• Data Dictionary, Criminal Justice
• Data Dictionary, Services

Growth Cap

Letter 23-003: IST Growth Cap

• Attachment A: FY 2021-22 Baseline Data
• Attachment B: FY 2022-23 Unreconciled Data
• Attachment C: IST Determination Methodology
• Attachment D: Sharing Individualized Records
• Attachment E: Dispute Process
• Attachment F: Rate & Tier

Letter 22-003: IST Growth Cap and Penalty Payments (Superseded by DL 23-003)

• Growth Cap FAQ - 1/16/2023 (Superseded by DL 23-003)
• Growth Cap Quarter 2 Memo – 2/28/2023 (Superseded by DL 23-003)
• Growth Cap Quarter 2 Progress Report – 2/28/2023 (Superseded by DL 23-003)