LA County Board

51. Legal Entity and 24-Hour Residential Treatment Contract Amendment\nRecommendation: Approve and authorize the Director of Mental Health to\nexecute amendments to existing Department of Mental Health (DMH) Legal\nEntity (LE) and 24-Hour Residential Treatment (24-Hour) contracts, to increase\nthe Maximum Contract Amounts (MCAs) to $82,681,000 for Fiscal Year (FY)\n2023-24, and $10,496,000 for FY’s 2024-26, as applicable, fully funded by\nvarious Federal, State and County revenues, due to the overall financial impact\nof implementing the Department of Health Care Services California Advancing\nand Innovating Medical (CalAIM) Behavioral Health Payment Reform; exempt\nthe contracts from the six-month advance notification requirement under Board\nPolicy No. 5.100 when DMH does not have delegated authority to increase the\nMCA of current LE and 24-Hour Contracts; and authorize the Director of Mental\nHealth to take the following actions: (Department of Mental Health) APPROVE\nExecute future amendments to the contracts to revise the language,\nrevise the MCAs, add, delete, modify, or replace the Service Exhibit(s)\nand/or Statement(s) of Work, and/or reflect Federal, State and County\nregulatory and/or policy changes, provided that it will not exceed an\nincrease of 25% from the applicable MCA and sufficient funds are\navailable; and\nTerminate the contracts in accordance with the termination provisions,\nincluding termination for convenience. (24-1130)