To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Memorandum of Understanding #77-812-1 with Carelon Behavioral Health, Inc.
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to increase the payment limit for Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) #77-812-1 with Carelon Behavioral Health, Inc., a corporation, effective August 1, 2026, to increase the payment limit by $50,000, from $80,000 to an amount not to exceed $130,000, to provide additional claims processing and payment remittance services under the State-mandated Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI) program, and management of the school-linked statewide provider network of behavioral health practitioners for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members, effective until a new MOU is executed.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this payment limit increase will result in additional expenditures of up to $50,000 and is funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This MOU meets the needs of the County’s population through the CYBHI, to provide an integrated, youth-centered system to meet the mental health and behavioral health needs of young people, particularly those who encounter the greatest systemic barriers to wellness. The CYBHI’s goal is to enable California students ages twenty-five (25) years and younger, attending a public school or college in California, to find school-linked support for their mental health and behavioral health and/or substance use needs. Such services include therapy, counseling, and case management. The CYBHI program is mandated by the DHCS and it is a mandatory requirement for Managed Medi-Cal Plans (MCP’s) in California to provide and pay for school-based counseling services, also known as the CYBHI Fee Program. CCHP is required to enter into this MOU by the DHCS.
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