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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings pursuant to Section 3.13.030 (B) of the El Dorado County Ordinance Chapter 3.13, Contracting Out, that the Social Rehabilitation Treatment Services services provided by Compassion Pathway Behavioral Health LLC doing business as Compassion Springs (Compassion) requires specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications are involved in the performance of the work;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment III to Agreement for Services 8092 with Compassion, increasing the contract value by $1,500,000, for a revised amount not to exceed $7,500,000, with no change to the three-year term expiring June 30, 2027, and updating the reference of the Mental Health Services Act (2004) to the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) (2024);
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 8092, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement; and
4) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the Chief Assistant Director, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement 8092.
FUNDING: 36% Federal Medi-Cal, 54% Realignment, and 10% BHSA.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On behalf of the County, HHSA’s Behavioral Health Division (BHD) contracts with the State as the Medi-Cal Mental Health Plan (MHP). As the MHP, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Section 14184.402, HHSA BHD is required to provide Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) to individuals, including residential SRTS for individuals who would be at risk of hospitalization were they not in a residential treatment program. To meet this requirement, the MHP contracts with providers of SRTS to ensure availability of services in accordance with Title 9 and Title 22 of the California Code of Regulations and California WIC Section 5600 et seq., 14...
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