DATE: January 23, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Data Sharing Agreement between the County of Fresno and the California Health and Human Services Agency.
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve the Data Sharing Agreement between the County of Fresno's Department of Behavioral Health and the California Health and Human Services Agency 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 to sign the electronic version of the Data Sharing Agreement (through the electronic signature portal) between the County of Fresno and the California Health and Human Services Agency[AR1], effective January 31, 2024 until terminated by either party[AR2] ($0).
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended Agreement will allow the Department of Behavioral Health to participate in the California Health and Human Services Agency Center for Data Insights and Innovation. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should your Board not approve the recommended action, the county would be out of compliance[AR3] with California Health and Safety Code ? 130290(f) which requires certain data sharing among entities on or before January 31, 2024 and may not receive part of the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program (BHQIP) incentive payment, which supports the Department of Behavioral Health to prepare for changes in the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) initiative.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended action.
DISCUSSION:
The Department of Health Care Services ("DHCS") issued CalAIM Data Sharing Authorization Guidance in 2022, setting out specific guidance that supports data sharing between Managed Care Plans (MCP...
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