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Peer Support Specialist Certification
CALIFORNIA MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
COVER SHEET
1. Fresno County ("Participant") desires to participate in the Program identified below.
Name of Program: Peer Support Specialist Certification
2. California Mental Health Services Authority ("CalMHSA") and Participant acknowledge that the
Program will be governed by CalMHSA's Joint Powers Agreement and its Bylaws, and by this
participation agreement. The following exhibits are intended to clarify how the provisions of those
documents will be applied to this particular Program .
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Program Description and Funding
General Terms and Conditions
3 . Funding: Not applicable . Subsequent phases may require funding which will be reflected in a
future Participation Agreement.
4. Term: The term of the Program is effective upon execution, through December 31, 2022.
5. Authorized Signatures:
CalMHSJ'~DocuSlgn~d by: •
Signed: Or. Ow.it-/vt.illt.r
-45351085C7 E34BA. .. ------Name (Printed): Dr. Amie Miller, Psy .D., MFT
Title: Executive Director Date : 2/21/2022
Participant: Fresno County
Signed: l~j_ Name (Printed): Brian Pacheco
Title : Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Fresno Date :
ATTEST:
BERNICE E . SEIDEL
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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ParticipationAgreement
EXHIBITA–ProgramDescription
I.NameofProgram:PeerSupportSpecialistCertification
II.TermofProgram:EffectiveuponexecutionthroughDecember31,2022
III.ProgramObjectiveandOverview:
InalignmentwithSenateBill803,Beall(SB803),theDepartmentofHealthCareServices(DHCS)
establishedstatewiderequirementsforthedevelopmentofMediͲCalcertificationprogramsof
peersupportspecialist.
CalMHSAwillimplementaMediͲCalPeerSupportSpecialistCertificationprogramthatis
responsivetotheneedsofCalifornia’spopulationundertheMediͲCalSpecialtyMentalHealth
andDrugMediͲCalOrganizedDeliverySystemsinaccordancewithDHCSBehavioralHealth
InformationNotice21Ͳ041.CalMHSAanticipatesagoͲlivedateforthePeerSupportSpecialist
CertificationprogrambyMay2022.
Onbehalfofcounties,CalMHSAwillimplementandadministerallcomponentsofthePeer
SupportSpecialistCertificationprogram,includingrequireddatacollectionandsubmissionto
DHCS,certificationofpeers,examadministration,investigations,andapproval,auditing,and
monitoringoftrainingvendors.AlthoughtheMediͲCalPeerSupportSpecialistCertification
programisanoptionalbenefittocounties,thePeerSupportSpecialistCertificationprogramis
availabletoanyindividualseekingtoberecognizedasaCertifiedPeerSupportSpecialist.The
MediͲCalPeerSupportSpecialistCertificationbenefitisanoptionalbenefittocounties.
CalMHSAisseekingacontractualagreementwiththeDHCSforcontinuedfundingbeyondthis
pilotphase,ofthedevelopmentandimplementationoftheMediͲCalPeerSupportSpecialist
Certificationprogram.Fundingwilldependonmanyfactors,toincludecountyinterest,pilot
successandothercriteria.
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EXHIBITB–GeneralTermsandConditions
I.Definitions
Thefollowingwords,asusedthroughoutthisParticipationAgreement,shallbeconstruedtohave
thefollowingmeaning,unlessotherwiseapparentfromthecontextinwhichtheyareused:
A.CalMHSA–CaliforniaMentalHealthServicesAuthority,aJointPowersAuthority(JPA)
createdbycountiesin2009attheinstigationoftheCaliforniaMentalHealthDirectors
Associationtojointlydevelopandfundmentalhealthservicesandeducationprograms.
B.DHCS–DepartmentofHealthCareServices.
C.Member–ACounty(orJPAoftwoormoreCounties)thathasjoinedCalMHSAand
executedtheCalMHSAJointPowersAgreement.
D.MentalHealthServicesDivision(MHSD)–TheDivisionoftheCaliforniaDepartmentof
HealthCareServicesresponsibleformentalhealthfunctions.
E.Participant–AnyCountyparticipatingintheProgrameitherasMemberofCalMHSAor
underaMemorandumofUnderstandingwithCalMHSA.
F.Program–TheprogramidentifiedintheCoverSheet.
II.Responsibilities
A.ResponsibilitiesofCalMHSA:
1.ActastheFiscalandAdministrativeagentfortheProgram,including:
i.Overseeandadministeralltrainingvendorcontracts.
ii.Administerandscoreexam.
iii.Conductprogramaudits,investigations,actions,andappeals.
iv.ManagedatacollectionandreportingtoDHCS.
v.Administerotherdutiesasneeded.
2.ManagefundsprovidedbyDHCSconsistentwiththerequirementsofany
applicablelaws,regulations,guidelinesand/orcontractualobligations.
3.ProvideregularreportstoParticipantand/orotherpublicagencieswitharightto
suchreports.
4.ComplywithCalMHSA’sJointPowersAgreementandBylaws.
B.ResponsibilitiesofParticipant:
1.ProvideCalMHSAandanyotherpartiesdeemednecessarywithrequested
informationandassistanceinordertofulfillthepurposeoftheProgram.
2.CooperatebyprovidingCalMHSAwithrequestedinformationandassistancein
ordertofulfillthepurposeoftheProgram.
3.ProvidefeedbackonProgramperformance.
4.Complywithapplicablelaws,regulations,guidelines,contractualagreements,
JPAs,andbylaws.
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III.Duration,Term,andAmendment
A.ThetermoftheProgramisfor10months.
B.ThisAgreementmaybesupplemented,amended,ormodifiedonlybythemutual
agreementofCalMHSAandtheParticipant,expressedinwritingandsignedbyauthorized
representativesofbothparties.
IV.Withdrawal,Cancellation,andTermination
A.ParticipantmaywithdrawfromtheProgramandterminatetheParticipationAgreement
upona30Ͳdaynoticewrittennotice.Noticeshallbedeemedservedonthedateof
mailing.
B.ThewithdrawofaParticipantfromtheProgramshallnotautomaticallyterminateits
responsibilityforitsshareoftheexpenseandliabilitiesoftheProgram.The
contributionsofcurrentandpastParticipantsarechargeablefortheirrespectiveshare
ofunavoidableexpensesandliabilitiesarisingduringtheperiodoftheirparticipation.
C.Uponcancellation,termination,orotherconclusionoftheProgram,anyfundsremaining
undisbursedafterCalMHSAsatisfiesallobligationsarisingfromtheadministrationofthe
ProgramshallbereturnedtoParticipant.Unusedfundspaidforajointeffortwillbe
returnedproratatoParticipantinproportiontopaymentsmade.Adjustmentsmaybe
madeifdisproportionatebenefitwasconveyedonparticularParticipant.Excessfunds
attheconclusionofcountyͲspecificeffortswillbereturnedtotheparticularCountythat
paidthem.
V.FiscalProvisions
A.NotApplicable.
VI.LimitationofLiabilityandDualIndemnity
A.CalMHSAisresponsibleonlyforfundsasinstructedandauthorizedbyparticipants.
CalMHSAisnotliablefordamagesbeyondtheamountofanyfundswhichareidentified
onthecoverpageofthisAgreement,withoutauthorizationorcontrarytoParticipant’s
instructions.
B.CalMHSAisnotundertakingresponsibilityforassessments,creationofcaseortreatment
plans,providingorarrangingservices,and/orselecting,contractingwith,orsupervising
providers(collectively,“mentalhealthservices”).Participantwilldefendandindemnify
CalMHSAforanyclaim,demand,disallowance,suit,ordamagesarisingfromParticipant’s
actsoromissionsinconnectionwiththeprovisionofmentalhealthservices.
C.Tothefullestextentpermittedbylaw,eachpartyshallholdharmless,defendand
indemnifytheotherparty,includingitsgoverningboard,employeesandagentsfromand
againstanyandallclaims,losses,damages,liabilities,disallowances,recoupments,and
expenses,includingbutnotlimitedtoreasonableattorney’sfees,arisingoutofor
resultingfromother’snegligenceintheperformanceofitsobligationsunderthis
Agreement,includingtheperformanceoftheother’ssubcontractors,exceptthateach
partyshallhavenoobligationtoindemnifytheotherfordamagestotheextentresulting
fromthenegligenceorwillfulmisconductofanyindemnitee.Eachpartymayparticipate
inthedefenseofanysuchclaimwithoutrelievingtheotherofanyobligationhereunder.