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Marion County approves one-year mental health services agreement with Mid-Valley Behavioral Care Network
Summary
The board approved a one-year agreement for Marion County Health Department to provide Medicaid-eligible mental health services through the Mid-Valley Behavioral Care Network, aiming to improve access and behavioral health coordination under CCO-managed funding.
Marion County commissioners unanimously approved a one-year Mental Health Services Provider Agreement on Jan. 27 that authorizes the Marion County Health Department to provide mental health services for Medicaid-eligible individuals in coordination with the Mid-Valley Behavioral Care Network.
Rod Calkins summarized the contract, noting that Coordinated Care Organizations (CCOs) now manage Medicaid-funded services and that the Mid-Valley Behavioral Care Network contracts with local Coordinated Care Organizations to deliver behavioral health services in the Marion and Polk region. He said the agreement seeks to capture costs for difficult-to-account-for services and to improve coordination between primary care and behavioral health.
Board discussion noted that Marion County had operated under earlier contracts for Oregon Health Plan/Medicaid recipients and had experienced an eight-month lapse without a contract prior to recent negotiations. Commissioners approved the agreement by unanimous voice vote.
The agreement is a one-year term with an automatic one-year renewal unless terminated by either party; the transcript does not specify dollar amounts or additional contract terms.
