To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment #24-794-15(13) with SJBH, LLC (dba San Jose Behavioral Health)
☒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 Agreement #24-794-15(13) with SJBH, LLC (dba San Jose Behavioral Health), a limited liability company, effective January 1, 2025, to amend the dba name with no change in payment limit of $300,000 or term through June 30, 2025, and no change in automatic extension payment limit of $150,000 through December 31, 2025 for inpatient psychiatric hospital services to children, adolescent, and adult Clients referred and authorized by County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment will not result in additional expenditures and is funded as budgeted by the Division in FY 2024-2025, 100% by Mental Health Realignment Funds. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
The Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD) has been contracting with SJBH, LLC (DBA San Jose Behavioral Health) since October 2018, to provide inpatient psychiatric hospital services to County-referred Clients. These services include but are not limited to routine and hospital-based ancillary services directly related to the psychiatric diagnosis for which they are admitted, bed and board, pharmaceutical, dietary, medical social services, therapeutic services, medical and non-medical supplies, appliances, equipment, and physician services. This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: 42 U.S.C. 1395, et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 300e; Welfare and Institutions Code §§ 14000, et seq.; Health and Safety Code, §§ 1340-1399.904; California Government Code §§ 25209.6, 26227, and 31000.
On October 22, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-794-15(12) with SJBH, LLC (dba San Jose Behavioral Health Hospital) in an amount not to exceed $300,000 for the provision of inpatient psychiatric hospital services to County referred Clients for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, which included a six month automatic extension through December 31, 2025 in an amount not to exceed $150,000.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-794-15(13) will change the dba name and allow the Contractor to continue providing inpatient psychiatric hospital services to children, adolescent, and adult Clients through June 30, 2025 including a six month automatic extension through December 31, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Amendment is not approved, County referred Clients will not have access to Contractor’s inpatient psychiatric hospital services and may go untreated.