To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Mental Health
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Mental Health Organizational Provider Services Agreement with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. - Pathways Regarding the Provision of Adult Residential Treatment Services to Eligible Medi-Cal Beneficiaries Residing in Humboldt County
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached mental health organizational provider services agreement with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. - Pathways regarding the provision of adult residential treatment services to eligible Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in Humboldt County for fiscal years 2018-2019 through 2020-2021; and direct the Clerk of the Board to return two (2) fully executed original copies of the attached mental health organizational provider services agreement to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Mental Health Fund.
DISCUSSION:
The Board of Supervisors has authorized the Department of Health and Human Services - Mental Health (DHHS - Mental Health) to operate the County of Humboldt's Mental Health Plan. The provision of specialty mental health services to all Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in Humboldt County that meet necessary criteria is, and will remain, the responsibility of DHHS - Mental Health. Therefore, since April 1998, DHHS - Mental Health has contracted with qualified specialty mental health providers, including Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. - Pathways ("Crestwood"), who have historically served Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in Humboldt County. DHHS - Mental Health has established a provider network with in-county as well as out-of-county providers for referrals of Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in Humboldt County to ensure such beneficiaries have a choice of appropriate providers.
Crestwood operates a variety of facilities throughout California designed to serve diverse ...
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