To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Novation Contract #24-794-8 (40) with John Muir 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 Novation Contract #24-794-8(40) with John Muir Behavioral Health, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $3,200,000, to provide inpatient psychiatric hospital services to County-referred adults and adolescents, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, which includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $1,600,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Novation Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $3,200,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and will be funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment funds.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing inpatient psychiatric hospital services to County-referred adults and adolescents. There are a limited number of acute-care inpatient psychiatric beds in California and this Contractor is one of the facilities in the state with the qualifications and capabilities to provide acute inpatient psychiatric care and is selected for admissions when it is the closest facility. This Contractor has been a longstanding partner, fostering a deep understanding of our Behavioral Health Services Department (BHSD) and organization's mission, values, and long-term objectives since May 1, 2000.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: 42 U.S.C. ??1396, ?300e; ?1395; California Welfare and Institutions Code ??14000, et seq.; California Health and Safety Code, ??1340, et seq.; California Government Code ?? 25209.6, 26227, and 31000. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor rela...
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