To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-475-205(2) with Melissa Rossi, LPCC
☒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 #74-475-205(2) with Melissa Rossi, LPCC, an individual, in an amount not to exceed $400,000, to provide Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) to beneficiaries eighteen (18) years of age and older in Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $400,000 over a two-year period and will be funded by 40% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II, 30% Federal Medi-Cal and 30% State Mental Health Realignment.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing telehealth Medi-Cal SMHS for beneficiaries in Contra Costa County. Telehealth is the delivery of healthcare services remotely through electronic devices. Contractor specializes in the treatment of anger management, psychotic and dissociative behaviors, foster care/child and family services involvement, anxiety, depression, grief/loss, cognitive behavioral therapy, and trauma/post-traumatic stress disorder.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000; Welfare and Institutions Code § 5775 et seq.; Welfare and Institutions Code §§ 14680-14685; California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 9 § 1810.100 et seq. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. The Behavioral Health’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Contract are upheld. 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 April 1, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-475-205 with Melissa Rossi, LPCC, in an amount not to exceed $270,000, for the provision of Medi-Cal SMHS to members eighteen (18) years and older in Contra Costa County, for the period April 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
Approval of Contract #74-475-205(2) will allow the Contractor to continue to provide Medi-Cal SMHS through June 30, 2028.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, there will be fewer mental health services available as the County solicits and engages an alternative Contractor, which could result in increased wait times for services.