TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
MEETING DATE: February 6, 2024
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller, Psy.D.
PHONE:
707-472-2341
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement No. 23-30112 with the California Department of Health Care Services in the Amount of $31,392,000, $7,848,000 Each Year for Four Years, to Allow Behavioral Health and Recovery Services to Administer Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) Organized Delivery System Services to Medi-Cal Beneficiaries Through the Utilization of Federal and State Funds Available for Reimbursable Covered Services Rendered by Certified DMC Providers, Effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve retroactive Agreement No. 23-30112 with the California Department of Health Care Services in the amount of $31,392,000, $7,848,000 each year for four years, to allow Behavioral Health and Recovery Services to administer Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) Organized Delivery System services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries through the utilization of Federal and State funds available for reimbursable covered services rendered by certified DMC providers, effective July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027; authorize the Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments to the Agreement that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
May 19, 2020, Item 5b), Approval of Agreement No. BOS-20-058 and Resolution No. 20-063
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
In 2015, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) implemented a new substance use disorder benefit and delivery system called the Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) as part of an amendment to DHCS 1115 waiver. DMC-ODS provides a continuum of care modeled after the American Society of Addiction Medicine Criteria to...
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