DATE: November 4, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Participation Agreement for Credentialing and Recredentialing for California County Behavioral Health Plans
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bids or requests for proposals (AP 34), determine that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement under AP 34 is satisfied and a suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances, and that the best interests of the County would be served by entering into an agreement with the California Mental Health Services Authority as it is a Joint Powers Authority that administers a low-cost credentialing database among multiple counties in the State; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Participation Agreement with the California Mental Health Services Authority for a provider credentialing database, effective upon execution through June 30, 2026, total not to exceed $166,966.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions will allow the Department to participate in the Credentialing and Recredentialing for California County Behavioral Health Plans Program offered by the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA). The Program will support California County Mental Health Plans (MHPs), Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) Plans, and Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) State Plans to comply with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) uniform provider credentialing and recredentialing requirements as per DHCS Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services (MHSUDS) Information Notice (IN) Number 18-019. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should the Board not approve of the recommended actions, the Department would continue to utilize in...
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