California Health
The California Health and Human Services Agency is the state agency tasked with administration and oversight of California's significant "state and federal programs for health care, social services, public assistance and rehabilitation." The agency is headed by the Secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency. It has its headquarters in Sacramento.
The Agency was created from a reorganization of California agencies, including the California Health and Welfare Agency which included the California Department of Health Services.
Organization
The agency's website states the agency is divided into 12 subdivisions.
Departments
- California Department of Aging
- California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
- California Department of Child Support Services
- California Department of Community Services and Development
- California Department of Developmental Services
- California Emergency Medical Services Authority
- California Department of Health Care Services
- California Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board
- California Department of Mental Health
- California Department of Public Health
- California Department of Rehabilitation
- California Department of Social Services
- California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
Offices
- California Office of HIPAA Implementation
- California Office of Systems Integration
References
- ^ "Contact Us." California Health and Human Services Agency. Retrieved on November 19, 2009.
- ^ About Us , California Health and Human Services Agency , http://www.chhs.ca.gov/Pages/AboutUs.aspx , retrieved 2008-10-21
- ^ Departments & Boards , California Health and Human Services Agency , http://www.chhs.ca.gov/departments/Pages/default.aspx , retrieved 2008-10-21