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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings that the provision of Certification Review Hearing services provided by California Hearing Officers, LLP are in the public's best interest and that there are specialty skills, qualifications, and equipment not expressly identified in County classifications involved in the performance of the work in accordance with El Dorado County Ordinance Code, Chapter 3.13.030(B), El Dorado County Charter, Section 210(b)(6), and/or Government Code Section 31000;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement for Services 6782 with California Hearing Officers, LLP, with a not-to-exceed amount of $200,000 and for the term of three (3) years from October 1, 2022 through September, 30, 2025; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or Director of Behavioral Health, to execute further documents relating to Agreement 6782, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, including amendments which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement.
FUNDING: 70% Federal Medi-Cal, 5%, State Medi-Cal, 25% Realignment.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Behavioral Health Division provides for the operation of a sixteen-bed, twenty-four (24) hour a day, Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) to meet the needs of persons aged eighteen years and older exhibiting acute psychiatric symptoms. Clients are referred to the PHF from a hospital Emergency Room setting after being medically cleared for services and meeting the Welfare and Institution Code Section 5150 requirements. The recovery-oriented treatment program is designed to stabilize the current crisis and assist the client’s return to a less restrictive setting, by providing a safe and secure environment to pursue wellness and recovery.
California Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Section 5000 et seq. (Lanterman-Petris-Short Act), which was signed into law in ...
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