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24. BUSINESS ASSOCIATE AGREEMENT WITH MERCY CARE FOR SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS (SMI) Approve the Business Associate Agreement with Mercy Care. The Maricopa County Attorney Office (MCAO) Diversion Strategies Group (DSG) has maintained a longstanding partnership with Mercy Care, the primary Managed Care Organization and Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) Complete Care health plan serving Maricopa County. MCAO administers a Serious Mental Illness (SMI) Diversion Program that requires a verified SMI designation for participant eligibility. For the past seven years, Mercy Care has granted MCAO DSG limited access to its portal to confirm SMI designations, a function critical to determining program suitability and supporting timely decisions by MCAO, defense counsel, and the courts. Throughout diversion, defendants undergo clinical assessments, receive risk‑based treatment planning, and receive coordinated care from their AHCCCS clinical teams. Mercy Care has recently advised MCAO DSG that its internal approval process for portal access has been revised and now requires a formal agreement to maintain continued access. (C-19-27-057-X-00)

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