To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-513-12 with Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center
☒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 County Contract #74-513-12 with Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $4,876,995, to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) adults in Contra Costa County, for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $4,876,995 for FY 2025-26 and will be funded 100% by Federal Medi-Cal revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing Medi-Cal specialty mental health services, including outpatient mental health services, case management, crisis intervention, and other mental health services to eligible adult clients in Contra Costa County. The County has been contracting with Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center since March 2016.
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. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 the Department has posted a continuous Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and maintains a current qualified list of vendors at all times.
On August 13, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-513-11 with Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center, in an amount not to exceed $6,649,512, for the provision of Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for SPMI adults for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #74-513-12 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, County’s SPMI clients will not have access to Contractor’s Medi-Cal specialty mental health services which may result in a reduction of services and placement in higher levels of care.