To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Agreement #74-727 with California Mental Health Services Authority
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Agreement #74-727 with California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), a government agency, in an amount not to exceed $31,000, to provide fiscal and administrative agent services for State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Quality Measures and Performance Improvement (QMPI) Program for the period April 18, 2024 through December 31, 2025
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Agreement will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $31,000 and will be funded 100% by Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) revenue.
BACKGROUND:
The QMPI Program will support the Behavioral Health Services Department (BHSD) in meeting the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) reporting requirements for Measurement Year 2023 and beyond. Contractor will utilize data provided by BHSD to calculate the five required Mental Health Plan and four required Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System measures. Contractor will utilize National Committee of Quality Assurance proprietary measure specifications to inform the analysis and will provide BHSD with the results of the analysis of performance on the relevant measures, such as mental health and substance use service claims and Medi-Cal eligibility files. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3, government agencies are exempt from solicitation requirements. This Agreement was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations.
Under new Agreement #74-727, Contractor will provide fiscal and administrative agent services for the for the QMPI Program in meeting the HEDIS reporting requirements for Measurement Year 2023 and beyond, for the period April 18, 2024 through December 31, 2025. This Agreement includes mutual indemnification obligations, which require the parties to hold harmless, defend and indemnify the other party for claims and damages arising from the indemnifying party's negligence or willful conduct. The Agreement also requires the County to defend and indemnify CalMHSA for any claims arising from the county's provision of mental health services. The delay of this Agreement was due to due to an administrative error.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Agreement is not approved, BHSD will not meet the reporting requirements as mandated by the State DHCS.