To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #24-927-38 with Community Health for Asian Americans
☒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 #24-927-38 with Community Health for Asian Americans, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,293,622, to provide school and community based Medi-Cal specialty mental health services to children and families in East and West Contra Costa County 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 $1,293,622 for FY 2025-26 and will be funded 100% by Federal Medi-Cal revenues.
BACKGROUND:
Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD)/Mental Health has an obligation to provide certain school and community based Medi-Cal specialty mental health services including but not limited to: wraparound and outpatient treatment, individual, group and family evaluations and therapy, plan development, rehabilitation support services, medication support services, crisis intervention services and linkage/advocacy services for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing community-based mental health services focusing on the underserved Asian population in East and West Contra Costa which will result in positive social and emotional development at home, in the community and greater school success. This Contractor has been providing these Medi-Cal specialty mental health services while fostering a deep understanding of the BHSD organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since December 1997.
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 September 10, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-927-37 with Community Health for Asian Americans, in an amount not to exceed $3,547,983, for the provision of school and community based Medi-Cal specialty mental health services to children and families in East and West Contra Costa, for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #24-927-38 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide school and community based Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for children and families in East and West Contra Costa 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 Asian American and other ethnic groups receiving services at our programs in East and West Contra Costa and will have reduced access to treatment services in school, drug court and clinic settings.
CHILDREN’S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready For and Succeeding in School”; “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).