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Program Descriptions

10 - SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

The Secretary for California Health and Human Services Agency provides the Governor with the highest level of advice on state health, human services and related budget policy issues. The Secretary also provides the highest level of leadership and oversight of the agency wide efforts to promote the health and well being of a growing and increasingly diverse California population.

21 - CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF HIPAA IMPLEMENTATION (CalOHI)

The California Office of HIPAA Implementation (CalOHI) has statewide responsibility for leadership and coordination of state departments' implementation of the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The HIPAA mandates the standardization and simplification of electronic healthcare billing and payments as well as establishes new standards for the privacy, confidentiality and security of personal health information.

30 - OFFICE OF SYSTEMS INTEGRATION

This Office provides project management services for automation projects for the Department of Social Services, and for the Employment Development Department, including:
  • Child Welfare Services/Case Management System
  • Statewide Automated Welfare System
  • Statewide Fingerprint Imaging System
  • Electronic Benefit Transfer System
  • Case Management, Information and Payrolling System
  • Unemployment Insurance Modernization Project