TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: August 27, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller
PHONE:
472-2341
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Amendment to Revenue Agreement No. DD-P11-006, a Fee for Service Agreement, with Partnership Healthplan of California to Provide Changes to its Supplemental Substance Abuse Benefit, Effective July 1, 2019 until Terminated by Either Party
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve retroactive amendment to revenue Agreement No. DD-P11-006, a fee for service Agreement, with Partnership Healthplan of California to provide changes to its Supplemental Substance Abuse Benefit, effective July 1, 2019 until terminated by either party; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Director or designee to sign any future amendments; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
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SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The proposed Amendment to the Agreement between the Health and Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS), and Partnership HealthPlan of California (PHC) implements changes to the Supplemental Substance Abuse Benefit, also known as AODS Benefit. Effective July 1, 2019, counties, like Mendocino, that are still providing State Plan services may continue to bill PHC for AODS Supplemental Benefits for services that are not otherwise billable to the current Drug Medi-Cal system. This amendment allows BHRS to continue providing, and billing for Substance Use Disorder Treatment services through the current PHC billing system.
BHRS has also been working with PHC and eight other PHC counties on ways to expand Drug Medi-Cal services through California's Medi-Cal 2020 waiver's Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) demonstration project. Details about this new service opportu...
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