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Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign non-financial Standard Agreement 18-95241 (County Agreement 4408) and the accompanying Certification Form CCC 04/2017 with the California Department of Health Care Services that establishes terms and conditions for the provision of mental health services, with a retroactive effective date of July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021;
2) Authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director, or designee, to execute further documents relating to Standard Agreement 18-95241, if any, provided that the amendments do not eliminate the funding streams, do not change the term, and contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management; and
3) Authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director, or designee, to continue to administer Agreement 18-95241 and execute any subsequent documents relating to said Agreement, including programmatic reports.
FUNDING: There is no funding included in this Agreement; however, it establishes the requirements to receive funding from various mental health funding sources.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
Agreement 18-95241 is a renewal of Agreement 17-94520 with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), which was approved on December 5, 2017, by the Board (File ID: 17-1195, Item # 20). Agreement 17-94520 expired June 30, 2018.
This Agreement 18-95241, otherwise known at the Performance Plan, was received from DHCS on October 15, 2019 and was immediately processed by Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) staff for submission to the next available Board Agenda. It is retroactive to July 1, 2018, bridging the gap created by DHCS’ delay in the development and distribution of this new Performance Plan.
HHSA receives funding from the State for mental health services via a variety of grants and allocations, and is authorized to act as the Mental Health Plan (MHP) for the residents of the County per Agreeme...
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