To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-331-17 with Helios Healthcare, LLC
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Interim Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-331-17 with Helios Healthcare, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $558,012, to provide sub-acute skilled nursing care services for neurobehavioral clients with Serious Mental Illness (SMI), for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $558,012 and will be funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment Funds.
BACKGROUND:
The County has been contracting with Helios Healthcare, LLC, since July 2008 to provide sub-acute skilled nursing care services for SMI and neurobehavioral clients. This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: Welfare and Institutions Code §§ 5600, et seq. (The Bronzan-McCorquodale Act); California Code of Regulations (“CCR”), Title 9, §§ 523, et seq. (Community Mental Health Services); California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. The Behavioral Health’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the contract are upheld. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. These contracted services were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3 solicitation requirements by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division.
On August 13, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-331-16 with Helios Healthcare, LLC, in an amount not to exceed $531,440, for the provision of sub-acute skilled nursing care services for neurobehavioral clients with SMI, for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #74-331-17 will allow the Contractor to continue providing sub-acute skilled nursing care services through June 30, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, County clients will not have access to Contractor’s sub-acute skilled nursing care services which may result in a reduction of services and placement in higher levels of care.