To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-475-178(2) 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 Interim Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-475-178(2) 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 $220,000, to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services to beneficiaries in Contra Costa County, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $220,000 over a two-year period and will be funded by 30% Federal Medi-Cal, 30% State Mental Health Realignment, and 40% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II.
BACKGROUND:
On January 14, 1997, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution #97/17, authorizing the Health Services Director to contract with the State Department of Mental Health, (now known as the Department of Health Care Services) to assume responsibility for Medi-Cal specialty mental health services. Responsibility for outpatient specialty mental health services involves Contracts with individual, group and organizational providers to deliver these services. This Contractor has provided Medi-Cal specialty mental health services to Contra Costa County beneficiaries since April 1, 2024.
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 wi...
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