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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Approve and delegate authority to the HHSA Director, or the Chief Assistant Director to execute Intergovernmental Agreement 26-60027 (Fenix 10184) with Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), a reimbursement-based revenue agreement with a “zero-dollar” maximum obligation, that establishes terms and conditions for the provision of behavioral health services, for the term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029;
2) Approve and delegate authority to the HHSA Director, or the Chief Assistant Director to execute the accompanying Contractor Certification Clause, which is required to be returned to DHCS with the Agreement;
3) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the Chief Assistant Director to execute amendments relating to Agreement 10184, which does not increase Net County Cost; and
4) Authorize the HHSA Director, Chief Assistant Director, or Chief Financial Officer (as applicable) to execute programmatic, administrative and financial documents relating to the Agreement 10184.
FUNDING: There is no funding included in this Agreement; however, it establishes the requirements to receive funding from various behavioral health funding sources.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
DHCS administers the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA), Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness, Community Mental Health Services Block Grant, Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention Block Grant, and the Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program, and oversees the County provision of community behavioral health services pursuant to the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act (Realignment). The Intergovernmental Agreement presented in this agenda item, also referred to as the Performance Contract, establishes the terms, conditions, and requirements that the County must meet in order to receive funding for providing, or contracting with subcontractors, for the aforementioned services. Followin...
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