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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Approve the attached template Agreement that allows other counties to contract with the County of El Dorado for the provision of acute inpatient mental health services for clients they refer to the County Psychiatric Health Facility; and
2) Adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolution 015-2022 authorizing the Director of HHSA to execute said agreements on behalf of the County with other local agencies for the provision of acute inpatient psychiatric treatment for clients referred by those agencies, for a term no longer than three years, and an amount not-to-exceed $300,000, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: Fee-for-service from other local agencies.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) has historically contracted with other counties to provide access to the El Dorado County’s Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) for the provision of services for their clients who require acute inpatient mental health services. Services provided by the County PHF, operated by Telecare Corporation, Inc. (Telecare) per Agreement #4330 include psychiatry, medication, clinical treatment, nursing, and the required documentation and maintenance of health information in accordance with prevailing federal and state laws and regulations.
Telecare staff manage the daily census and, in conjunction with the Behavioral Health Division, accepts or declines referrals from other counties based on specified requirements including availability of beds in the facility. Accepting clients from other counties helps HHSA to maximize revenues and offset fixed operational costs of the PHF, while assisting other counties with their mandated services. To ensure availability of PHF beds for County Clients, the County retains the exclusive right of refusal for referrals from other counties.
HHSA has worked with County Risk and County Counsel to draft ...
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