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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Accept the State of California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program (BH-QIP) allocation in the estimated amount of $444,823 for the California Advancing & Innovating Medi-Cal implementation plan incentive payments, available after submission of a DHCS approved implementation plan through the term of June 30, 2024;
2) Delegate authority to the HHSA Behavioral Health Director or the Director of HHSA to sign and submit the required DHCS BH-QIP Program Funding Claiming Forms for said funding; and
3) Authorize the HHSA Behavioral Health Director, or designee, to execute and administer any subsequent administrative documents related to said allocation, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval, including any extension(s) or amendment(s) that do not increase the amount or term of the agreement, and required fiscal or programmatic reports.
FUNDING: 100% State General Fund revenue from the Department of Health Care Services Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program. No matching funds are required.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has created the Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program (BH-QIP) to incentivize counties to prepare for changes under the California Advancing & Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative, as well as future programs requiring counties to build out new infrastructure and capacity. CalAIM focuses on implementation of payment reform, behavioral health policy changes, and bi-directional data exchange between systems of care for the purpose of improving quality and behavioral health outcomes and care coordination for Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
The BH-QIP is structured as an incentive program, requiring counties to achieve certain CalAIM implementation milestones to earn incentive payments in the following two steps:
1. Start-up funding amount of $250,000 th...
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