TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: January 26, 2021
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller
PHONE:
472-2341
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Megan Van Sant
PHONE:
463-7733
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Retroactive Agreement with Redwood Quality Management Company in the Amount of $740,000 to Provide Direct Service, Facilitation, Administration, and Participant-Specific Data for the County of Mendocino, Whole Person Care Pilot Project, Effective January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Approve retroactive Agreement with Redwood Quality Management Company in the amount of $740,000 to provide direct service, facilitation, administration, and participant-specific data for the County of Mendocino, Whole Person Care Pilot Project, effective January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency Assistant Director to sign any future amendments that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
Most recent action: March 24, 2020, Item No. 5(c), BOS Agreement No. 18-170-A1.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
On June 20, 2017, the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors approved Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency's (HHSA) application for the Whole Person Care (WPC) Pilot Project, and executed the resulting revenue agreement with the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). WPC funding from the agreement with DHCS covers five fiscal years, 2016-17 through 2020-21, and is for prioritization of services for persons with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and other health and social barriers including homelessness or housing instability. The goal of the WPC program is to provide comprehensive coordinated care resulting in better health outcomes among participants with SMI.
Success of the WPC program depends...
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