To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Mental Health Plan Agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services Regarding the Provision of Specialty Mental Health Services to Eligible Medi-Cal Beneficiaries of Humboldt County
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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 mental health plan agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services;
2. Approve, and authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Director, or designee thereof, to execute, the attached mental health plan agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services regarding the provision of specialty mental health services to eligible Medi-Cal beneficiaries in Humboldt County for the period of July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2027;
3. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute all subsequent amendments to, and any other certifications, attestations, agreements and documents directly associated with, the attached mental health plan agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services, 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 (1) certified copy of the Board Order pertaining to this item for submission to the California Department of Health Care Services.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Behavioral Health Fund (1170)
DISCUSSION:
In 1995, the State of California transferred responsibility for the provision of Medi-Cal funded acute inpatient specialty mental health services rendered to Medi-Cal beneficiaries to the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health ("DHHS...
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