To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-651-3 with Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Family Services, Inc.
?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 #74-651-3 with Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Family Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $313,000, to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services through a Short Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) for Medi-Cal eligible youth for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $313,000 for FY 2024-25 and will be funded 100% by Federal Medi-Cal revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of county's population by providing mental health services to youth with emotional and behavioral problems to improve school performance, reduce unsafe behavioral practices, and reduce the need for out-of-home placement. Bay Area Alliance for Youth and Family Services have been providing mental health services to the County since July 2022.
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. 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. This contractor is one of two providers in the County certified by both Community Care Licensing and Medi-Cal to provide servi...
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