To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Participation Agreement #74-585-1 with California Mental Health Services Authority
☒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 Participation Agreement #74-585-1 containing mutual indemnification with California Mental Health Services Authority, a government agency, in an amount not to exceed $240,791, to act as fiscal agent for the provision of specialty mental health services for Contra Costa County dependents placed out of county, for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this agreement will result in budgeted annual expenditures of up to $240,791 over a two-year period and will be funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment funds.
BACKGROUND:
The purpose of this agreement is for the contractor to act as a fiscal agent to perform fund transfers on behalf of counties to allow foster children who are placed outside of their county of original jurisdiction to access specialty mental health services in a timely manner. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3, government agencies are exempt from solicitation requirements. This agreement was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations.
On October 23, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Participation Agreement #74-585 with California Mental Health Services Authority, in an amount not to exceed $398,747, to act as fiscal agent for the provision of specialty mental health services for Contra Costa County dependents placed out of county, for the period July 1, 2018 until terminated.
Approval of Participation Agreement #74-585-1 terminates the prior agreement on June 30, 2023 and allows the contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2025. This contract includes mutual indemnification. The Department did not receive the agreement from the contractor until November 28, 2023, causing a delay in processing of agreement.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this participation agreement is not approved, County will not be able to ensure timely access to care for Contra Costa County dependents placed out of county for specialty mental health services.