To: Board of Supervisors
From: Health and Human Services Agency
Meeting Date: January 26, 2021
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Department Contact: |
Jenine Miller |
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472-2341 |
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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 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 on the collaborative participation of many community organizations. HHSA identified several community partners for the WPC Pilot Project during the WPC grant application process including Redwood Quality Management Company (RQMC). RQMC is a required partner for the WPC project due to their key role as the County Administrative Services Organization to coordinate care for individuals with SMI. Under the terms specified in the proposed Agreement, RQMC will participate in all relevant activities related to the continued implementation of the WPC program including, but not limited to, attending WPC Steering Committee meetings to design and evaluate work case flow; supervising and training Wellness Coaches providing services for WPC enrollees; participating in Care Coordination/Data Sharing; providing Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set compliant data for WPC participants; and reporting on WPC services provided by Specialty Mental Health Service providers. Wellness Coaches will be housed dually at the RQMC site, and have office space at Specialty Mental Health Service Provider sites. Each WPC enrollee will be assigned a Wellness Coach who will support access to a wide spectrum of medical, behavioral, and social service needs, including family finding as appropriate.
The proposed agreement was initiated in October 2020, however the review and signature process took longer than expected, and the contractor retuned the Agreement at the end of December, which did not leave enough time to submit the Agreement to the Board of Supervisors for approval before the January 1, start date. This process necessitated a retroactive start date.
Alternative Action/Motion:
Return to staff for handling.
Supervisorial District: All
vote requirement: Majority
Supplemental Information Available Online At: N/A
Fiscal Details:
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source of funding: Whole Person Care Pilot Project |
budgeted in current f/y: Yes |
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current f/y cost: $740,000 |
if no, please describe: |
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annual recurring cost: N/A |
revenue agreement: No |
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budget clarification: Funding for this six month contract will be drawn from existing Whole Person Care reserve fund . |
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: January 27, 2021 |
Executed Item Type: Agreement Number: 21-011 |
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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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