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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings pursuant to El Dorado County Ordinance Chapter 3.13, Contracting Out, that the provision of State Hospital Beds provided by California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) will be performed by another governmental entity or agency;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment I to Participation Agreement 8132 with CalMHSA, to increase the contract value by $1,402, for an updated amount of $4,206, and update contract provisions and extend the term for one additional year through June 30, 2026;
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 9597 with CalMHSA and California Department of State Hospitals, for the provision of state hospital beds on an “as requested" basis, for a term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2027, with a variable maximum obligation dependent on County’s usage of state hospital beds;
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent (PA) to execute amendments relating to Participation Agreement 8132 and MOU 9597, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement beyond PA authority; and
5) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the Chief Assistant Director, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Participation Agreement 8132 and MOU 9597.
FUNDING: 100% State Behavioral Health Realignment.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
In 2011, the Board authorized the County to become a participating member of the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) Joint Powers Authority (JPA) through Resolution 024-2011. This resolution led to the County entering into a Participation Agreement that granted CalMHSA JPA the authority to negotiate with the State and other hospital bed providers (Legistar file 10-1324).
In 2015, the County joined the “CalMHSA State Hospital Bed Program,” which allowed the County to no longer bear th...
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