Memorandum
Date: September 28, 2021
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Todd Metcalf, M.P.A., Behavioral Health Services Director
Subject: Adopt Resolution Authorizing the Agreement between the County of Lake and the California Mental Health Services Authority for the period of October 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022 and Authorize the Board Chair to sign the Agreement.
Executive Summary:
Lake County Behavioral Health Services has the unique opportunity to participate in a semi-state-wide Electronic Health Record implementation project. The Resolution and associated agreement now before the Board represent the second phase of this project; a formal Request for Proposals. The first phase of this project was a series of stakeholder feedback and informational sessions facilitied by the California Mental Health Services Authority, or CalMHSA, a joint powers authority. During these sessions, all California Counties were invited to participate and provide feedback regarding their experience with Electronic Health Records and vendors to date, as well as assess the current needs of California Counties with regard to an E.H.R. Please see the White Paper, also attached to this agenda, for more information regarding the rationale and goal of this unprecedented and remarkable project.
The amount due to CalMHSA for the request for proposals phase of the project is $35,000.00. The agreement attached to this item requires the adoption of a Resolution for the Board Chair to sign.
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Estimated Cost: _$35,000.00_ Amount Budgeted: _$35,000.00_ Additional Requested: __N/A___ Future Annual Cost: __N/A___
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