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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Approve and delegate authority to the Behavioral Health Director to execute the non-financial Data Exchange Framework-Single Data Sharing Agreement 7490 with California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) for a retroactive term beginning January 31, 2023, with no set termination date; and
2) Authorize the Behavioral Health Director or HHSA Director to execute further documents or amendments that do not add compensation to the Data Exchange Agreement 7490, contingent upon approval by County Counsel, Information Technology, if applicable, and Risk Management.
FUNDING: N/A
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
California Health and Safety Code Section 130290 was enacted in 2021 and establishes the creation of the California Health and Human Services Data Exchange Framework and requires certain data sharing among entities as set forth in California Health and Safety Code Section 130290(f) on or before January 31, 2024. California Health and Safety Code Section 130290 also provides for the California Health and Human Services Agency to encourage the inclusion of county health, public benefit, and social services as part of the Data Exchange Framework. The framework includes this single data sharing agreement (DSA) and a set of common policies and procedures.
As part of the California Advancing & Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative (File ID 21-1313), The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is moving towards data exchange amongst healthcare providers and healthcare plans. In February 2022, El Dorado County Behavioral Health applied for and was awarded the Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Plan (BHQIP) Grant (File ID 22-0410). The grant operates with set timelines when a recipient has to demonstrate to DHCS that milestones towards meeting a set of goals have been met. Goal 3 focuses on the capability of direct data exchange. The requirement is for the County to submit an updated i...
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