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Approve an agreement with Partnership HealthPlan of California to administer the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Transitional Rent benefit for specialty mental health clients effective July 1, 2026; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the agreement and any amendments, with County Counsel concurrence
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health & Social Services recommends that the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve an agreement with Partnership HealthPlan of California to administer the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Transitional Rent benefit for specialty mental health clients effective July 1, 2026; and
2. Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the agreement and any amendments, with County Counsel concurrence.
SUMMARY:
Through CalAIM, eligible Medi-Cal members experiencing homelessness or housing instability may receive a new Community Supports benefit, Transitional Rent, which provides up to six months of rental assistance. The California Department of Healthcare Services (DHCS) requires Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans (MCPs) to offer County Behavioral Health agencies the opportunity to administer Transitional Rent for individuals with serious mental illness.
The Department of Health & Social Services (H&SS) Behavioral Health Division has opted into this new benefit. In April 2026, the Board approved an agreement with Kaiser Foundation Health Plan to administer the CalAIM Transitional Rent benefit. This contract is with the second MCP in Solano, Partnership HealthPlan of California, and will enable Behavioral Health to fully operationalize this new benefit, expand the suite of housing-stability tools available to clients, and ensure alignment with State expectations under Proposition 1 (Behavioral Health Services Act "BHSA") and CalAIM implementa...
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