To: Board of Supervisors
From: Health and Human Services Agency
Meeting Date: May 4, 2021
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Department Contact: |
Mary Alice Willeford |
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468-7067 |
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Department Contact: |
Megan Van Sant |
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463-7733 |
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Item Type: Consent Agenda |
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Time Allocated for Item: N/A |
Agenda Title:
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Approval of Amendment to BOS Agreement No. 17-042 with the California Department of Health Care Services in the Amount of $2,286,613.08 for a New Total of $12,791,333.08 for the extension of the Whole Person Care Pilot Project, Effective Upon Full Execution Through a New End Date of June 30, 2022 (Original End Date of June 30, 2021)
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Recommended Action/Motion:
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Approve Amendment to BOS Agreement No. 17-042 with the California Department of Health Care Services in the amount of $2,286,613.08 for a new total of $12,791,333.08 for the extension of the Whole Person Care Pilot Project, effective upon full execution through a new end date of June 30, 2022 (original end date of June 30, 2021); authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Assistant Director/ Public Health Director to sign any amendments to the Agreement that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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Previous Board/Board Committee Actions:
June 20, 2017, BOS Resolution 17-078, BOS Agreement No. 17-042, Item No. 4(s).
Summary of Request:
Whole Person Care (WPC) is a program within California’s Section 1115(a) Medicaid Waiver Renewal, entitled Medi-Cal 2020, which was approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on December 30, 2015. WPC Pilots were designed to provide support to integrate care for a particularly vulnerable group of Medi-Cal beneficiaries who have been identified as high users of multiple systems and continue to have poor health outcomes. WPC Pilots focus on the coordination of health, behavioral health, and social services, as applicable, in a patient-centered manner with the goals of improved beneficiary health and well-being through more efficient and effective use of resources.
On June 20, 2017, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors approved Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency’s (HHSA) application for the WPC Pilot Project, and executed the resulting revenue agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). The WPC Pilot Project prioritized services to persons with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and who are high users of mental health and/or medical services and those with additional barriers including: homelessness or housing instability, co-occurring Substance Use Disorder, and/or recent interactions with the criminal justice system. WPC funding from the original agreement with DHCS covered five fiscal years, 2016-17 through 2020-21. The proposed Amendment extends the pilot project an additional year through June 30, 2022 and increases the amount from $10,504,720 to $12,791,333.08.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Return to staff for alternative handling.
Supervisorial District: All
vote requirement: Majority
Supplemental Information Available Online At: <http://www.dhcs.ca.gov./services/pages/wholepersoncarepilots.aspx>
Fiscal Details:
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source of funding: DHCS |
budgeted in current f/y: No |
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current f/y cost: $1,144,806.54, IGT Matching payment made through existing HHSA resources. |
if no, please describe: State recently awarded funds to extend the program. |
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annual recurring cost: None |
revenue agreement: Yes |
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budget clarification: |
Agreement/Resolution/Ordinance Approved by County Counsel: Yes
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CEO Liaison: Darcie Antle, Deputy CEO |
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CEO Review: Yes |
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CEO Comments:
FOR COB USE ONLY
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Executed By: Atlas Pearson, Deputy Clerk I |
Final Status:Approved |
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Date: May 5, 2021 |
Executed Item Type: Interim Agreement Number: *17-042-A1 |
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Note to Department Number of Original Agreements Returned to Dept: 0 Original Agreement Delivered to Auditor? No |
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