DATE: November 5, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Amendment No. 4 to Master Agreement No. 24-217 for Individual and Group Providers for the Fresno County Mental Health Plan
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment No. 4 to Master Agreement to add Valley Children's Hospital, A Hopeful Encounter, The Healing Circle: A Marriage & Family Therapy Professional Corporation, Erica McClincy, and Eugene Yamamoto, with no change to the term of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2025, or maximum compensation of $27,239,838.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with approval of the recommended action, which will add and allow Valley Children's Hospital, A Hopeful Encounter, The Healing Circle: A Marriage & Family Therapy Professional Corporation, Erica McClincy and Eugene Yamamoto, effective upon execution, to provide Specialty Mental Health Services to Medi-Cal recipients under the Master Agreement. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should the Board not approve the recommended action, Valley Children's Hospital, A Hopeful Encounter, The Healing Circle: A Marriage & Family Therapy Professional Corporation, Erica McClincy, and Eugene Yamamoto will not be added onto the Master Agreement. The Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) will not be able to increase its network of providers, possibly leading to longer wait times and potentially causing DBH to be out of compliance for providing State-mandated timely service requirements.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The maximum amount of the Agreement ($27,239,838) for Specialty Mental Health Service providers is in part funded by Medi-Cal Federal Financial Participation (FFP) and Behavioral Health Realignment funds. Sufficient appropriations and estimated revenues are included in the DBH Org 5630 FY 2024-25 Adopted ...
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