Denti-Cal: improved access.

Existing law establishes the Medi-Cal program, which is administered by the State Department of Health Care Services, under which qualified low-income individuals receive health care services. The Medi-Cal program is, in part, governed and funded by federal Medicaid program provisions. Existing law provides for a schedule of benefits under the Medi-Cal program, which includes certain dental services that are referred to as Denti-Cal. Existing law requires the department to implement the Dental Transformation Initiative (DTI) , a component of the Medi-Cal 2020 Medicaid 1115(a) demonstration project, under which DTI incentive payments, as defined, within specified domain categories are made…