To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-475-169(4) with Psynergy Programs, Inc.
☒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 #74-475-169(4) with Psynergy Programs, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $338,489, to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for adults diagnosed with Serious Persistent Mental Illness (SMI) and Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) 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 $338,489 for FY 2025-26 and will be funded 100% by Federal Medi-Cal revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing Medi-Cal specialty mental health services focusing on adults diagnosed with SMI and SPMI who are stepping down from the Institutes for Mental Diseases (IMD) levels of care and transitioning back into the community. This Contractor has been providing these mental health services while fostering a deep understanding of the Behavioral Health Service Departments organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since July 2023.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: Welfare and Institutions 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. 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. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. 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 #74-475-169(2) with Psynergy Programs, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $347,265, to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for adults diagnosed with SMI and SPMI for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Contract #74-475-169(4) will allow the Contractor to continue to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for adults diagnosed with SMI and SPMI 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 adults diagnosed with SMI or SPMI as the County solicits and engages an alternative Contractor.