To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Data Sharing Agreement with Partnership HealthPlan of California Regarding the Exchange of Protected Health Information and Other Data Pertaining to Identified Medi-Cal Enrollees
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Waive the requirements of the Humboldt County Nuclear Free Ordinance with regard to the attached data sharing agreement with Partnership HealthPlan of California;
2. Approve, and authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute, the attached data sharing agreement with Partnership HealthPlan of California regarding the exchange of Protected Health Information and other data pertaining to identified Medi-Cal enrollees;
3. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute any and all subsequent amendments to the attached data sharing agreement with Partnership Health Plan of California; after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
4. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit with one fully executed, certified copy of the Board order pertaining to this item.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
DHHS - Behavioral Health Funds (1170-424; 1180-425; 1180-431)
DISCUSSION:
In 2022, the California Department of Health Care Services launched the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal Intiative (CalAIM) which is designed to transform and strengthen the Medi-Cal Program by offering Californians a more equitable, coordinated and person-centered model to help people maximize their health and life trajectory. CalAIM will integrate Medi-Cal Enrollees' care coordination and case management across physical health, behavioral health and social service pro...
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