TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Behavioral Health
MEETING DATE: June 20, 2023
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 with Partnership HealthPlan of California in the Amount of $0, to Implement and Participate in a Two-Way Data Sharing Agreement, Effective January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2027
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve retroactive Agreement with Partnership HealthPlan of California in the amount of $0, to implement and participate in a two-way Data Sharing Agreement, effective January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2027; authorize the Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Director or designee to sign any future amendments that do not increase the maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC) is a county-organized health system contracted with the State of California Department of Health Services to develop and maintain a health delivery system for assigned Medi-Cal beneficiaries. Mendocino County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) works continuously with PHC to provide several kinds of behavioral health services to the residents of Mendocino County. PHC works in this same capacity across several counties in the region. Through this proposed Agreement, BHRS and PHC will act as both a Data Provider and a Data Recipient, with each party providing and obtaining patient data through an exchange, with the focus on treatment and coordination purposes for identified members to meet the data sharing and regulatory obligations pursuant to the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) requirements. The DHCS data sharing requirements are numerous, pursuant to the multifaceted initiatives of the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) effort...
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