To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Professional Services Agreement with LMT & Associates Consulting, Inc. Regarding the Provision of Consultation Services Pertaining to the Delivery of Legally Compliant Behavioral Health and Child Welfare Services
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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 professional services agreement with LMT & Associates Consulting, Inc. regarding the provision of consultation services pertaining to the delivery of legally compliant behavioral health and child welfare services for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021;
2. 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 professional services agreement with LMT & Associates Consulting, Inc. after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one fully executed original copy of the attached professional services agreement with LMT & Associates Consulting, Inc. to the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit for further processing.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Social Services Fund
DISCUSSION:
Over the course of the last few years, additional local, state and federal laws, regulations and standards have been implemented that affect behavioral health and child welfare services provided by the Humboldt County Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS). Examples of these new laws, regulations and standards include, without limitation, the California Continuum of Care Reform Act and the United States Family First Prevention Services Act.
Since 2014, LMT & Associates Consulting, Inc. has worked with DHHS to ensure that the behavioral health and child welfare services provided thereby comp...
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