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County moves two parent‑partner/peer‑support positions in‑house and authorizes HIPAA/compliance training
Summary
Lassen County approved two full‑time agency peer‑support positions to bring parent‑partner services formerly contracted to Lassen Family Services in‑house and authorized a grant‑funded public‑health privacy/compliance training for a public health manager; supervisors said in‑house staff will improve local service coordination.
The board approved staffing and training actions for county health and social services on June 9.
Danielle Sanchez, assistant director and personnel coordinator for Health & Social Services, said the county is ending a long‑standing contract with Lassen Family Services and bringing parent‑partner and peer‑support services in‑house to improve service continuity and local control. The board authorized two full‑time agency peer‑support positions (agency peer support classification) to be funded from the wraparound budget and included in the 2026–27 budget planning.
Sanchez said parent partners provide system navigation, advocacy, wellness planning and community connection services and that having these roles in‑house will allow county facilitators to focus on coordination while parent partners focus on direct family support.
Natalie Ruger, public‑health director, requested authorization to send a public‑health administrative manager to a week‑long Healthcare Compliance Association privacy and compliance training (HIPAA‑focused). The registration will be paid from a Career Ladder grant from the California Department of Public Health. Ruger said the trained staff member will become an in‑house privacy/compliance resource and will share training materials and updates with the department.
Both staffing and training actions were approved by the board (the training authorization passed with one opposing vote).
What’s next: Departments will recruit for the peer‑support positions and set up training and knowledge‑sharing for public‑health staff.
