County of Monterey - File #: A 21-007

• File #: A 21-007
• Name: BHI Program CCAH Grant
• Type: BoS Agreement
• Status: Passed - Health Department
• File created: 12/23/2020
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 1/12/2021
• Final action: 1/12/2021
• Title: a. Accept a Grant Award of up to $1,826,083 funded by the Department of Health Care Services Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Incentive Program and administered by the Central California Alliance for Health (CCAH) to fund activities increasing behavioral health integration in a primary care setting; and b. Ratify execution by the Director of Health of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)#0120-MCHD-CS-BHI2 between the County of Monterey Health Department, on behalf of its Clinic Services Bureau (Clinic Services) and Central California Alliance for Health (CCAH), for activities to increase behavioral health integration capacity under the Department of Health Care Services' Behavioral Health Integration Incentive Program for the program period January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.

Date	Action By	Action	Result
1/12/2021	Board of Supervisors	approved - health department	Pass

Title
a. Accept a Grant Award of up to $1,826,083 funded by the Department of Health Care Services Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Incentive Program and administered by the Central California Alliance for Health (CCAH) to fund activities increasing behavioral health integration in a primary care setting; and
b. Ratify execution by the Director of Health of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)#0120-MCHD-CS-BHI2 between the County of Monterey Health Department, on behalf of its Clinic Services Bureau (Clinic Services) and Central California Alliance for Health (CCAH), for activities to increase behavioral health integration capacity under the Department of Health Care Services' Behavioral Health Integration Incentive Program for the program period January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Accept a Grant Award of up to $1,826,083 funded by the Department of Health Care Services Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Incentive Program and administered by the Central California Alliance for Health (CCAH) to fund activities increasing behavioral health integration in a primary care setting; and
b. Ratify execution by the Director of Health of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)#0120-MCHD-CS-BHI2 between the County of Monterey Health Department, on behalf of its Clinic Services Bureau (Clinic Services) and Central California Alliance for Health (CCAH), for activities to increase behavioral health integration capacity under the Department of Health Care Services' Behavioral Health Integration Incentive Program for the program period January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2022.

SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The objective of the DHCS Behavioral Health Integration (BHI) Incentive Program, administered by CCAH, is to incentivize plans to improve physical and behavioral health outcomes, care delivery efficiency, and patient experience by establishing or expanding fully integrated care in a Medi-Cal managed health care pl...