LA County Board

44. State of California Department of Health Care Services Performance\nContract\nRecommendation: Adopt and instruct the Chair to sign and execute a resolution\napproving a performance contract with the State Department of Health Care\nServices (DHCS). Authorize the Director of Mental Health to take the following\nactions: (Department of Mental Health) ADOPT\nExecute the performance contract with DHCS for the Department of\nMental Health’s (DMH’s) administration of the Behavioral Health Services\nAct (BHSA), non-BHSA programs (Projects for Assistance in Transition\nfrom Homelessness, Community Mental Health Services Block Grant,\nLaura’s Law, Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program,\nLanterman-Petris-Short Act), and the provision of community mental\nhealth services pursuant to the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act, for the\nprovision of specialty mental health services to eligible Medi-Cal\nmembers of the County and for the receipt of Federal and State funds for\nFiscal Years (FYs) 2026-27, 2027-28, and 2028-29, with two one-year\noptional extension periods through FY 2030-31. The performance\ncontract will be effective July 1, 2026. There is no dollar amount\nassociated with the performance contract; however, DMH and\nDepartment of Public Health must meet certain State and Federal\nrequirements in order to receive the designated funding for the programs\nand community mental health services listed in the performance contract.\nExecute future amendments to the performance contract, provided that\nany such amendment is necessary to: extend the term; reflect revisions\nrequired by DHCS and/or revisions requested by either party to the\nterms and conditions; and/or revise, add, delete, or modify contract\nlanguage or other items, including the scope of work, with written notice\nto the Board and the Chief Executive Office. (26-3124)