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37. IGA WITH THE ARIZONA HEALTH CARE COST CONTAINMENT SYSTEM Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement between Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) and Maricopa County through the Management and Budget, in the not-to-exceed amount of $69,171,032 The purpose of this Intergovernmental Agreement is to extend the existing arrangement for the County's funding of behavioral health services for a term of one year from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. This Intergovernmental Agreement is effective from July 1, 2020 until June 30, 2021. County funding for services to the seriously mentally ill (SMI) under this IGA will be $64,314,456 for FY 2020-21. This increases the level of County funding based on an adjustment for inflation for services to the seriously mentally ill by $3,062,593 over the funding paid under the previous IGA in FY 2019-20. The FY 2020-21 IGA also includes funding for non-SMI services in the amount of $3,366,705 and substance abuse services in the amount of $1,489,871 for the one-year term which is equal to the FY 2019-20 level. The IGA will be in effect upon signature of the last party and shall remain in effect until June 30, 2021. The IGA may be amended, further extended or terminated pursuant to the IGA provisions, including a 90-day termination without cause provision. Total County funding for behavioral health services in FY 2020-21 under the IGA will be $69,171,032 for a one-year term. (C-49-20-036-3-00)

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