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Consider recommendations regarding the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) Behavioral Health Quality Improvement Program (BHQIP) Participation Agreement, Fiscal Years (FYs) 2022-2024, Psychiatric Inpatient Concurrent Review (PICR) Participation Agreement, FYs 2022-2025 and Business Associates Agreement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (BAA), as follows:
a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the CalMHSA BHQIP Participation Agreement No. 1303-BHQIP-2022-SB to procure consultation services for the development, implementation, and continued support of the County's Behavioral Health Plan to meet milestones required to complete the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) BHQIP mandated deliverables, for a maximum agreement amount not to exceed $22,080.00 from the date of execution by the County through June 30, 2024;
b) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute the CalMHSA PICR Participation Agreement No. 1158-PICR-2022-SB to conduct concurrent review and authorization of services for all psychiatric inpatient hospitals and psychiatric health facilities where the County client is placed, for a Maximum Agreement Amount not to exceed $178,483.20 inclusive of a $6,374.40 administrative fee, from the date of execution by the County through December 31, 2024;
c) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute a Business Associates Agreement under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (BAA) with CalMHSA to allow for the exchange of private health information (PHI) and personal identifiable information (PII) as it applies to all Participation Agreements between the County and CalMHSA, as required and necessary to perform DHCS-mandated services, which are to begin upon execution of the BAA Agreement; and
d) Determine that the above actions are government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, wh...
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