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File #: 24-1063    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Consent Item Status: Passed
File created: 3/22/2024 In control: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
On agenda: 4/9/2024 Final action: 4/9/2024
Title: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a contract with Discover Me | Us Marriage and Family Therapy Prof. Corp. (dba Discover Me Us Counseling Services), in an amount not to exceed $650,000 to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for the period April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. (50% Federal Medi-Cal; 50% State Mental Health Realignment)
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-475-178 with Discover Me | Us Marriage and Family Prof. Corp. (dba Discover Me Us Counseling Services)
?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 #74-475-178 with Discover Me | Us Marriage and Family Therapy Prof. Corp. (dba Discover Me Us Counseling Services), a professional corporation, in an amount not to exceed $650,000, to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services to beneficiaries in Contra Costa County, for the period April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.

FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $650,000 over a 14-month period and will be funded by 50% Federal Medi-Cal ($325,000) and 50% State Mental Health Realignment funds ($325,000).

BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of county's population by providing Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for beneficiaries of all ages in Contra Costa County by providing assessment, testing, therapy and medication monitoring for treatment of anxiety, bipolar, depression, grief/loss, personality disorders, substance related disorders, and sexual and gender identity disorders.

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. 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.

Approval of new Contract #74-475-178 will allow the contractor to...

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