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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings pursuant to Section 3.13.030 (E) of the El Dorado County Ordinance Chapter 3.13, Contracting Out, that the Specialty Mental Health Services Short-Term Residential Treatment Program (STRTP) services provided by County of San Joaquin (CSJ) is with another governmental agency;
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 9559 with CSJ, in the amount of $200,000, and for the term of five years from execution where El Dorado County and CSJ both provide as needed STRTP services;
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute further documents relating to MOA 9559, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, including amendments which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement; and
4) Authorize the HHSA Director, Chief Assistant Director, and Behavioral Health Director to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents including but not limited to admission agreements relating to MOA 9559.
FUNDING: 50% State Mental Health Services Act and 50% State Realignment for reimbursements to CSJ or 50% Federal and State Medi-Cal and 50% CSJ funds for reimbursement to El Dorado County.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
HHSA contracts with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to be the Mental Health Plan (MHP) in El Dorado County (County). As the MHP, HHSA is required to provide Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) to qualified individuals, including foster youth and children receiving services through its Child Welfare Service Program and Behavioral Health Division, or County Probation Department Juvenile Services.
Effective July 1, 2017, Assembly Bill (AB) 1299 (Statutes of 2016) added California Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Section 14717.1, which established presumptive transfer. This provision mandates that when a child or youth in foster care is placed outside of their county of or...
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