Common use of Structure Objectives Clause in Contracts

Structure Objectives. a. To contract with each of the counties in the HealthChoices Zone, individually or in Multi-County Entities, to manage the purchase and provision of Behavioral Health Services in either one or more of the specified counties. b. To provide county government the option to directly manage the program through a County Operated BH-MCO or to contract with a Private Sector BH-MCO. Such contracts do not relieve the county of ultimate responsibility for compliance with program and fiscal requirements, including program solvency. Counties may, however, include additional requirements and incentives in their contracts as needed to provide appropriate management oversight and flexibility in addressing local needs. c. For counties not able to or not interested in contracting for the man- aged care program, the Department will contract with a Private Sector BH-MCO to directly manage the purchase and provision of Behavioral Health Services to Members.