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Approve a first contract amendment for $210,000 with Behavioral Health Industry News, dba OPEN MINDS, for a total contract amount of $280,000, to provide consultation and technical assistance with the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) behavioral health initiative for the current period through June 30, 2025; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the contract amendment and any subsequent amendments, pending County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve a first contract amendment for $210,000 with Behavioral Health Industry News, dba OPEN MINDS, for a total contract amount of $280,000 to provide consultation and technical assistance with the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) behavioral health initiative for the current period through June 30, 2025; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the contract amendment and any subsequent amendments, pending County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999
SUMMARY:
The California State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) launched a system redesign plan in January 2022 called California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) after receiving an approved Medicaid Waiver from the federal Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services. CalAIM intends to improve quality of life and health outcomes by implementing a statewide person-centered approach to providing services and payment reform for the Medi-Cal program.
OPEN MINDS provides Solano County Behavioral Health with consultation and technical assistance in implementing the mandated DHCS CalAIM requirements. Services support the County's Mental Health Plan (MHP) and Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System (DMC-ODS) chan...
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