DATE: February 6, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Participation Agreement with California Mental Health Services Authority for CalMHSA Interoperability Program (CalMHSA Connex) and Data Archive Solution
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Participation Agreement with the California Mental Health Services Authority for Interoperability Solution services, effective February 6, 2024 through December 31, 2026, total not to exceed $581,013; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Participation Agreement with the California Mental Health Services Authority for Data Archive Solution, effective February 6, 2024 through December 31, 2026, total not to exceed $58,704.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will assign funding to the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) for FY 2023-24 through FY 2026-27 to act as the fiscal intermediary and provide program management and oversight for the CalMHSA Connex, a managed Interoperability Software as a Service solution. Approval of the second recommended action will assign funding to CalMHSA for FY 2023-24 through FY 2026-27 to act as the fiscal intermediary and to provide support services to assist with archiving legal Electronic Medical Record (EMR) databases to a secure Cloud environment. These services are funded with Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Capital Facilities and Technology Needs (CFTN) fund, with no increase in Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the first recommended action, the Department would be out of compliance with Welfare and Institutions Code (W&I) ? 14184.100, et seq., and Health and Safety Code ? 130290 to implement the California Health and Human Services Interoperability Rule and may be subject to temporary withhold of funds, monetary sanctions, and or temporary suspension or...
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