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Approval of Interlocal Agreement between Durham County and Alliance Health and Authorize the Manager to Execute the Agreement
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Date of BOCC Meeting: July 13, 2020
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve the revised Interlocal Agreement between Durham County and Alliance Health and authorize the Manager to execute the agreement.
Alliance is the Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organization, or LME/MCO, for public behavioral healthcare for the citizens of Durham, Wake, Cumberland and Johnston counties in North Carolina.
Through an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement, Durham County provides Alliance an annual allocation (FY 19-20 $6,336,751). In the FY20-21 Interlocal Agreement, the funding allocation is $6,336,751. Additional funded items included are: $213,981 to support 3.0 FTEs for System of Care activities; $208,400 to support the Permanent Supportive Housing program, including 2.0 FTEs; $46,000 for El Futuro to use to develop capacity to provide more MH/SU services for the Durham County Latino community; and $12,500 for Threshold. Alliance may use up to $62,740 (1% of the allocation) to cover administrative costs associated with administering agreed upon obligations. The remainder of the funding shall be used exclusively for the provision of mental health, intellectual/developmental disability and substance abuse services to eligible Durham residents served b Alliance. Medicaid pays these services for Medicaid eligible beneficiaries.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: Goal 2 - Health and Well-Being for All
Resource Persons: S. Keith Lane, Budget Director
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approves the agreement and authorize the Manager to execute the agreement.
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________