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File #: 25-00745    Version: 1
Type: Administrative Item Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/15/2025 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 8/26/2025 Final action: 8/26/2025
Title: Consider recommendations regarding California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) Interoperability Solution Participation Agreement Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2027 and CalMHSA Data Archive Solution Participation Agreement FY 2023-2027, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or designee, to accept $50,000.00 in California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) Data Exchange Framework Data Sharing Agreement Signatory Grant funding awarded by the CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation; b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Participation Agreement (No. 5128-INT-2023-SB) with the CalMHSA to enable the Department of Behavioral Wellness (BWell) to participate in CalMHSA's Interoperability Solution Program, a managed Interoperability Software as a Service solution, to assist the Department of Behavioral Wellness in meeting state and federal interoperability requirements; for a total maximum contract amoun...
Sponsors: BEHAVIORAL WELLNESS DEPARTMENT
Attachments: 1. Board Letter, 2. Attachment A - CalMHSA Interoperability Participation Agreement 5128-INT-2023-SB, 3. Attachment B - CalMHSA Data Archive Participation Agreement 5127-ARCHIVE-2023-SB, 4. Attachment C - DxF_Signatory_Attestation - Santa Barbara County, 5. Attachment D - CalHHS_DSA_Final_v1_7.1.22-11.8.22_030620230736, 6. Attachment E - BJE No. 0010698, 7. Executed Agreement Attach. A, 8. Executed Agreement Attach. B, 9. Minute Order
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Consider recommendations regarding California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) Interoperability Solution Participation Agreement Fiscal Years (FYs) 2023-2027 and CalMHSA Data Archive Solution Participation Agreement FY 2023-2027, as follows:

a) Approve and authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness, or designee, to accept $50,000.00 in California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS) Data Exchange Framework Data Sharing Agreement Signatory Grant funding awarded by the CalHHS Center for Data Insights and Innovation;

b) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Participation Agreement (No. 5128-INT-2023-SB) with the CalMHSA to enable the Department of Behavioral Wellness (BWell) to participate in CalMHSA's Interoperability Solution Program, a managed Interoperability Software as a Service solution, to assist the Department of Behavioral Wellness in meeting state and federal interoperability requirements; for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $348,608.00, inclusive of a one-time Implementation and Project Management Fee of $150,000.00 plus a CalMHSA Managed Services Annual Subscription of $31,500.00 in FY 2023-2024, $64,575.00 in FY 2024-2025, $67,804.00 in FY 2025-2026, and $34,729.00 in FY 2026-2027, for the period of January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2026;

c) Approve, ratify, and authorize the Chair to execute a Participation Agreement (No. 5127-ARCHIVE-2023-SB) with CalMHSA to enable BWell to participate in CalMHSA's Data Archive Solution Program, where CalMHSA will provide a database solution, professional implementation, and support services to assist with archiving legacy application Electronic Medical Record (EMR) databases; for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $79,704.00, inclusive of a one-time Professional Services and Implementation Fee of $24,900.00; an Annual Subscription License Fee of $11,268.00 per calendar year for each calendar year that the Data Archive Agreemen...

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