LA County Board

27. Bond Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program Round 1 -\nRevised Cost\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Authorize the Director of\nMental Health, or the Chief Deputy Director of Mental Health, to accept\nBehavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) grant funds, up to\n$65,000,000 for the proposed Los Angeles County Care Community project,\nawarded to the County by the California Department of Health Care Services\n(DHCS), or their third-party administrator, for BHCIP Round 1 funding; find that\nthe proposed actions are not a project under the California Environmental\nQuality Act; and authorize the Director of Mental Health, or the Chief Deputy\nDirector of Mental Health, to take the following actions:\nNegotiate and execute a contract with DHCS, or their third-party\nadministrator, for Round 1 of BHCIP funding, where the contract may\ninclude terms that deviate from County standard contractual terms\nincluding, but not limited to, terms involving indemnification, in order to\ncomply with the State's required terms and conditions;\nNegotiate and execute new, and/or amend existing Department of Mental\nHealth contracts, as necessary, to support investment in the expansion of\nthe County behavioral health and long-term care continuums, the\ncontracts may include terms that deviate from County standard\ncontractual terms (including but not limited to terms involving\nindemnification) in order to comply with the State's required terms and\nconditions; and\nAmend the contracts described above, including, but not limited to,\nextending the term, adding, deleting, modifying, or replacing the\nstatement of work, modifying the amount of funding dedicated to specific\nprojects or the total grant amount, rolling over unspent funds, and any\nother modifications required by DHCS or their third-party administrator,\nwhere this authority includes the ability to terminate the Contract in\ncompliance with the contract termination provisions. (24-5528)