To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment #77-506-3 with Family Spring Psychology, P.C.
☒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 Amendment #77-506-3 with Family Spring Psychology, P.C., a corporation, effective February 1, 2026, to amend Contract #77-506-1 (as amended by Contract Amendment #77-506-2), to increase the payment limit by $120,000, from $300,000 to a new payment limit of $420,000, for additional behavioral health psychology therapy treatment services for Contra costa Health Plan (CCHP) members and County recipients with no change in the term ending December 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract Amendment will result in additional annual expenditures of up to $120,000 as budgeted by the department and funded 100% by CCHP Enterprise Fund II revenues. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
CCHP has an obligation to provide certain behavioral health psychology therapy treatment services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. This Contractor has been a part of CCHP Provider Network providing behavioral health psychology therapy treatment services and fostering a deep understanding of the CCHP organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since January 1, 2023.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000; Health and Safety Code § 1451. Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Contractor will 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 December 17, 2024 the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #77-506-1 with Family Spring Psychology, P.C. in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for the provision of behavioral health psychology therapy treatment services for CCHP members and County recipients for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027.
On October 7, 2025 the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment #77-506-2 with Family Spring Psychology, P.C., effective January 1, 2026 to meet the regulatory mandate of Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), to implement a Dual Eligible Special Needs Plan (D-SNP) with no change in payment limit of $300,000 or term.
Approval of Contract Amendment #77-506-3 will allow the Contractor to provide additional behavioral health psychology therapy treatment services for CCHP members and County recipients through December 31, 2027.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract Amendment is not approved, certain behavioral health psychology therapy treatment services for CCHP will not be provided and may cause a delay in services to CCHP members.