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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute a revised Mental Health Services Agreement A-16489 with Seneca Family of Agencies for the same term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and total Agreement amount not to exceed $4,742,130; and
b. Approve the non-standard cyber liability provisions in the Business Associate Agreement as recommended by the Director of Health Services.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute a revised Mental Health Services Agreement A-16489 with Seneca Family of Agencies for the same term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and total Agreement amount not to exceed $4,742,130; and
b. Approve the non-standard cyber liability provisions in the Business Associate Agreement as recommended by the Director of Health Services.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
On June 27, 2023, the County Board of Supervisors approved the Mental Health Services Agreement template A-16489 with Seneca Family of Agencies DBA Kinship Center in the contract amount of $4,742,130 for the term July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024 for the provision of mental health services, mobile crisis response, wraparound, and family partner services to children, youth, and their families. Services promote improvement in the child’s overall functioning; a reduction in the risk of mental health disabilities, an improvement with family member’s mental health and well-being to improve the child’s mental health functioning; and a reduction in the possibility of future residential care, periodic inpatient hospitalization, placement at out of state facilities, or placement in a juvenile justice facility.
The Agreement, in its entirety, is being presented to the Board of Supervisors for approval for a couple reasons. While the Agreement was in process of being assembled, the vendor’s name changed from Seneca Family of Agencies DBA Kinship to Seneca Family of Agencies effective July 1, 2023. Further, both parties negotiated a reduced cyber liability insurance amount of $2,000,000 in Exhibit E: Business Associate Agreement. The Health Department requests that the Board accept the Director of Health’s recommendation to accept modification to the cyber liability insurance provisions.
This work supports one of the County of Monterey Health Department’s 2018-2024 Strategic Plan Goal(s): 3. Ensure access to culturally and linguistically appropriate, customer-friendly, quality health services. It also supports one of the ten essential public health services, specifically: 7. Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provisions of health care when otherwise unavailable.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The office of the County Counsel and Auditor-Controller have reviewed and approved this request as to legal form and fiscal provisions respectively. Risk Management has not approved this Agreement due to non-standard cyber liability limitation provisions.
FINANCING:
This Agreement is funded by Mental Health Federal Financial Participation (MH FFP) (43%), 2011 Realignment-Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) (27%), Mental Health Services Act-CSS (MHSA) (4%), MHSA PEI (10%), California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA) (5%), Family Urgent Response (10%), and SAMHSA (1%). The funds for this Agreement FY 2023-24 will be included in the Health Department’s (HEA012, Unit 8410) FY 2023-24 Adopted Budget.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
Check the related Board of Supervisors Strategic Initiatives:
☐ Economic Development:
• Through collaboration, strengthen economic development to ensure a diversified and healthy economy.
☐ Administration:
• Promote an organization that practices efficient and effective resource management and is recognized for responsiveness, strong customer orientation, accountability and transparency.
☒ Health & Human Services:
• Improve health and quality of life through County supported policies, programs, and services; promoting access to equitable opportunities for healthy choices and healthy environments in collaboration with communities.
☐ Infrastructure:
• Plan and develop a sustainable, physical infrastructure that improves the quality of life for County residents and supports economic development results.
☐ Public Safety:
• Create a safe environment for people to achieve their potential, leading businesses and communities to thrive and grow by reducing violent crimes as well as crimes in general.
Prepared by: Charise Walters, Management Analyst II, 755-4703
Approved by:
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Elsa Mendoza Jimenez, Director of Health Services, 755-4526
Attachment(s):
Board Report
Agreement is on file with Clerk of the Board