To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Behavioral Health
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Signature Authorization for Mental Health Organizational Provider Services Agreements with Licensed Specialty Mental Health Service Providers Regarding the Provision of Specialty Mental Health Services to Eligible Medi-Cal Beneficiaries Residing in Humboldt County
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the attached mental health organizational provider services agreement template regarding the provision of specialty mental health services to eligible Medi-Cal Beneficiaries residing in Humboldt County;
2. Authorize the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health Director, or a designee thereof, to execute mental health organizational provider services agreements that are substantially similar to the attached mental health organizational provider services agreement template, and any and all amendments thereto, after review and approval by County Counsel, Risk Management and the County Administrative Office; and
3. Direct the Clerk of the Board to provide the Department of Health and Human Services - Contract Unit with one (1) fully executed certified copy of the Board order related to this item.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Behavioral Health Fund - (1170-424)
DISCUSSION:
The Board of Supervisors has authorized the Department of Health and Human Services - Behavioral Health ("DHHS - Behavioral Health") to operate the County of Humboldt's Mental Health Plan. The provision of specialty mental health services, which include, without limitation, assessment, individual therapy, family therapy, group therapy, case management, crisis intervention, behavioral health plan development, behavioral health rehabilitation, medication support and intensive care coordination services, to all Medi-Cal beneficiaries residing in Humboldt County that meet necessary criteria is, and will remain,...
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