DATE: November 14, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Master Agreement for Primary Care Integration
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Master Agreement with licensed and credentialed primary care clinics for mental health and substance use disorder treatment for children, adults, and families, effective upon execution through June 30, 2018 ($3,100,000).
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Master Agreement with licensed and credentialed primary care clinics for mental health and substance use disorder treatment for children, adults, and families, effective July 1, 2018, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $124,800,000.
3. Authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, to add qualified facilities to the Master Agreement, as necessary.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will allow qualified primary care clinics to screen and provide integrated mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services to County individuals in close proximity to a primary care clinic, depending on the level of service needed. Individuals will have streamlined access to behavioral and physical health care service modalities at the same time and location, significantly reducing wait times. Additionally, approval will allow for the addition of facilities to the recommended agreement without exceeding the annual maximum compensation.
The recommended agreement will be funded with Mental Health Services Act - Prevention and Early Intervention (MHSA - PEI), MHSA - Community Services and Supports (MHSA - CSS), Short/Doyle Medi-Cal Federal Financial Participation (FFP) revenues for mental health services, Mental Health Realignment, and FFP for SUD services, with no increase in Net County Cost.
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