Memorandum
Date: August 25, 2026
To: The Honorable Brad Rasmussen, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Elise Jones, Director of Behavioral Health Services
Subject: Approve Amendment No. 1 to Participation Agreement No. 5107-INT-2023-LC with the California Mental Health Services Authority for the Interoperability Solution Program, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, increasing the agreement maximum by $22,500, from $222,948 to $245,448, and authorize the Chair to sign
Executive Summary:
Lake County Behavioral Health Services participates in the California Mental Health Services Authority's ("CalMHSA") Interoperability Solution Program. The program supports secure health information exchange, care coordination, referral management, and compliance with applicable state and federal interoperability requirements.
The original Participation Agreement No. 5107-INT-2023-LC is effective January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026, with a current agreement maximum of $222,948. Amendment No. 1 adds specified services and associated fees for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, and does not extend the overall term of the Participation Agreement.
Amendment No. 1 adds access to the CalMHSA Connex Admission, Discharge, and Transfer ("ADT") Dashboard and implementation and subscription services for the CalMHSA Connex Closed Loop Referral and Prior Authorization ("CLR/PA") Module. Amendment No. 1 is effective retroactively for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. Retroactive approval is requested because the amendment was finalized in May 2026, after the January 1, 2026 effective date, and County staff subsequently completed the necessary programmatic, fiscal, technology, contracting, and legal review prior to presentation to the Board of Supervisors. The amendment itself is dated May 28, 2026 and establishes the January 1 through December 31, 2026 service period.
The ADT Dashboard will allow authorized County ...
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