DATE: January 7, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Agreement with the State Department of Health Care Services for the Fresno County Mental Health Plan and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System services as an Integrated Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive revenue Agreement (State Agreement #24-40134) and associated Generative Artificial Intelligence Reporting and Factsheet with the California Department of Health Care Services for the provision of specialty mental health services and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System services as an integrated Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026 ($0); and
2. Approve and authorize the Department of Behavioral Health Director, or designee, to be the signatory and act as the Fresno County representative on behalf of the Board of Supervisors on the associated integrated PIHP state agreement documents, with no change to the compensation amount or term.
REPORT
Historically the Department has received State and Federal revenue from the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) for the provision of specialty mental health services (SMHS) and substance use disorder (SUD) services under the Fresno County Mental Health Plan (FCMHP) and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) to Fresno County Medi-Cal recipients with mental health conditions and substance use disorders as mandated by the California Code of Regulations Title 9, Chapter 11 commencing with Section 1810.100, Welfare and Institutions Code Division 5, and Title 42 Code of Federal Regulations. Approval of the recommended actions allows the Department to continue to provide and/or arrange for the provisions of SMHS and SUD services as an integrated Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan (PIHP) with no Net County Cost. This item is countywid...
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