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County of Fresno
DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Q� 5Q SUSAN L.HOLT,LMFT
DIRECTOR
PUBLIC GUARDIAN
October 6, 2023
Amanda Nugent Divine, CEO
Kings View
1396 W Herndon Ave.
Fresno, CA 93711
Dear Ms. Divine,
On June 20, 2023, the Board of Supervisors executed County Agreement No. 23-290
("Agreement") with Kings View ("Contractor") for outpatient substance use disorder treatment
services, also known as Drug Medi-Cal (DMC) in Fresno County.
Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) established County hourly rates based on
classification, which were used to determine rates for contracted providers. After the Agreement
was drafted, DHCS established a different reimbursement rate for Supplemental/Add-On
service codes. These are codes that describe additional and simultaneous services that were
provided to the beneficiary during the visit or codes that describe the additional severity of the
person's served condition. These codes cannot be billed independently. They must be billed
with another (primary) procedure.
The Supplemental/Add-on service codes are not currently part of the Agreement. Per Article 15-
General Terms, Section 15.1 (B), the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) Director or
designee has the authority to make changes to the service rates in Exhibit J that are needed to
accommodate state mandated rate increases that do not add or alter any other items or
conditions of the Agreement. The DBH Director will be adding the Supplemental/Add-On service
codes to the Agreement so that Contractors can bill for these additional services, as applicable.
The following Supplemental/Add-On service codes are hereby added to Exhibit J and are
contingent on the guidance and requirements stated by DHCS.
Service Unit Maximum Units that Rate per Unit
Can be Billed
Interactive Complexity 15 mins per unit 1 per allowed $16.50
procedure per
provider per
beneficiary
Sign Language or 15 mins per unit Variable $30.00
Oral Interpretive
Services
1925 E.Dakota Ave.,Fresno,CA 93726
PHONE(559)600-9150 www.hopefresnocouiity.com
The County of Fresno is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your Contracts Analyst, Ralph Acle.
Respectfully,
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Susan Holt(Oct 6,2023 17:04 PDT)
Susan L. Holt, Director
Department of Behavioral Health
Upon signature of this letter, Contractor agrees to this modification of the Agreement retroactive
to July 1, 2023.
Date:
Amanda Nugent Divine, CEO
Date:
Michael Kosareff, CFO
1925 E.Dakota Ave.,Fresno,CA 93726
PHONE(559)600-9180 www.hopefresnocouiity.com
The County of Fresno is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
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County of Fresno
DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
O 56 O SUSAN L.HOLT,LMFT
DIRECTOR
S PUBLIC GUARDIAN
October 6, 2023
Amanda Nugent Divine, CEO
Kings View
1396 W Herndon Ave.
Fresno, CA 93711
Dear Ms. Divine,
On June 20, 2023 the Board of Supervisors executed County Agreement No. 23-294
("Agreement") with Kings View("Contractor") for Outpatient Substance Use Disorder(SUD)
treatment services in Fresno County.
Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) established County hourly rates based on
classification, which were used to determine rates for contracted providers. After the Agreement
was drafted, DHCS established a different reimbursement rate for Supplemental/Add-On
service codes. These are codes that describe additional and simultaneous services that were
provided to the beneficiary during the visit or codes that describe the additional severity of the
person's served condition. These codes cannot be billed independently. They must be billed
with another (primary) procedure.
The Supplemental/Add-on service codes are not currently part of the Agreement. Per Article 15-
General Terms, Section 15.1 (B), the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) Director or
designee has the authority to make changes to the service rates in Exhibit J that are needed to
accommodate state mandated rate increases that do not add or alter any other items or
conditions of the Agreement. The DBH Director will be adding the Supplemental/Add-On service
codes to the Agreement so that Contractors can bill for these additional services, as applicable.
The following Supplemental/Add-On service codes are hereby added to Exhibit J and are
contingent on the guidance and requirements stated by DHCS.
Service Unit Maximum Units that Rate per Unit
Can be Billed
Interactive Complexity 15 mins per unit 1 per allowed $16.50
procedure per
provider per
beneficiary
Sign Language or 15 mins per unit Variable $30.00
Oral Interpretive
Services
1925 E.Dakota Ave.,Fresno,CA 93726
PHONE(559)600-9180 www.hopefremocounty.com
The County of Fresno is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to your Contracts Analyst, Ralph Acle
Respectfully,
Susan Ho 202317:04 PDT)
Susan L. Holt, Director
Department of Behavioral Health
Upon signature of this letter, Contractor agrees to this modification of the Agreement retroactive
to July 1, 2023.
Date:
Amanda Nugent Divine, CEO
Date:
Michael Kosareff, CFO
1925 E.Dakota Ave.,Fresno,CA 93726
PHONE(559)600-9180 www.hopefresnocoun�.com
The County of Fresno is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer