To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #77-441-1 with BM Behavioral Center
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #77-441-1 with BM Behavioral Center, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $3,000,000, to provide Behavioral Health Treatment (BHT) and Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) services for Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) members for the period February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $3,000,000 over a three-year period and will be funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain specialized BHT and ABA services for CCHP’s members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. Providing services for members with pervasive developmental disorders or autism including, but not limited to, treatment plans and staff to provide services in the following licensed categories: licensed family therapy, social work, speech and language pathology, educational psychology, and audiology to improve the functioning of members. This Contractor has been a part of the CCHP Provider Network providing BHT and ABA services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since February 2022.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000; and Health and Safety Code § 1451. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. Contractor shall cooperate with and participate in CCHP’s Quality Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care and services and member experience. Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement data and participation in the organization’s clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs. These contracted services were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3 solicitation requirements by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division.
On February 22, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-441 with BM Behavioral Center, in an amount not to exceed $300,000, for the provision of BHT and ABA services for CCHP members and County recipients, for the period February 1, 2022 through January 31, 2025.
Approval of Contract #77-441-1, will allow Contractor to provide BHT and ABA services for CCHP members for the period February 1, 2025 through January 31, 2028.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, certain specialized BHT and ABA health care services for CCHP members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the county will not be provided.