To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Mental Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Agreement with LMT & Associates Consulting, Inc. for Fiscal Year 2019-20 to Provide Consultation on Implementation of Complex Continuum of Care and Katie A. Services in Accordance with State and Federal Regulations
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve, and authorize the Chair of the Board to execute, the attached agreement with LMT & Associates Consulting, Inc. for fiscal year 2019 - 20; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return the fully executed agreement to the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)-Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund
DISCUSSION:
Over the course of the last few years, many new regulations have been released that affect services provided by DHHS-Children's Mental Health including the Katie A. v. Bonta settlement, Continuum of Care Reform and by the federal government in relation to the Affordable Care Act.
Since 2014, LMT & Associates Consulting, Inc. has worked with the county to implement new service regulations to ensure DHHS-Children's Mental Health is in compliance with all new state and federal regulations and is providing appropriate services in a manner that benefits clients. This new agreement continues the services provided by LMT & Associates Consulting, Inc. and includes the following services:
1. Provide technical assistance and support for the Division's preparation for and implementation of state Continuum of Care Reform (CCR) activities and services;
2. In collaboration with DHHS leadership, develop and implement strategies to further the Division's implementation of State Katie A. compliance activities and services, including, but not limited to, Treatment Foster Care, and Core Practice Model and the "expanded population";
3. In collaboration with DHHS and Transition-Age Youth (TAY)/Humboldt County Transition-Age...
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