To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-622-9 with Paradise Adolescent Homes, Inc.
☒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 #74-622-9 with Paradise Adolescent Homes, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $455,906, to a provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) youth in Contra Costa County, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $455,906 and will be funded by 100% Federal Medi-Cal.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing community-based Medi-Cal specialty mental health services to youth with emotional and behavioral problems to improve school performance, reduce unsafe behavioral practices, and reduce the need for out-of-home placements. This Contractor has been providing these services to the County since January 2021.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: Welfare and Institution Code, §5600 et seq. (The Bronzan McCorquodale Act); California Code of Regulations (“CCR”), Title 9, § 523 et seq. (Community Mental Health Services) and California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Contractor currently cooperates and participates in BHSD’s Quality Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care, 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. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 the Department has posted a continuous Request for Qualifications and maintains a current qualified list of vendors at all times.
On July 9, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-622-7 with Paradise Adolescent Homes, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $395,910, for the provision of Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for SED youth for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #74-622-9 will allow the Contractor to continue providing Medi-Cal specialty mental health services through June 30, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, there will be fewer Medi-Cal specialty mental health services available for SED children in Contra Costa County as the County solicits and engages an alternative Contractor.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
The recommendation supports the following children's outcome(s):” and then include whichever of the following apply (1) Children Ready for and Succeeding in School; (2) Children and Youth Healthy and Preparing for Productive Adulthood; (3) Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing; and (4) Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.