To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Payments for Services Provided by Objective Arts, LLC
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller, or designee, to pay $6,000 to Objective Arts, LLC, a limited liability company, for outcome assessment software and data conversion services concerning Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) and Pediatric Systems Checklist (PSC-35) assessments for client-level reporting as required by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) per California Welfare and Institutions Code (W&I) Section 16560, for Contra Costa County Behavioral Health (CCBH) for the month of December 2025, as recommended by the Health Services Director.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this payment will result in a one-time expenditure of up to $6,000 and will be funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment funds.
BACKGROUND:
As per DHCS requirements, the County is required to utilize the CANS and PSC-35 assessments for client-level reporting to the State of California on a quarterly basis. To collect and analyze data from Community Based Organizations (CBOs) and Contractors, County utilizes Contractor's electronic data management system to help with data management and reporting requirements needed for submission to the State.
CCBH has been using the CANS tool since DHCS selected this tool as the mandatory functional assessment tool for children and adolescents, per W&I 16560. In 2024, DHCS added language to W&I 16560 to require the use of a revised tool called the Integrated Practice-Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths, or IP-CANS, by both mental health providers and child welfare agencies starting January 1, 2026.
On July 9, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Objective Arts, Inc., Software License Agreement (County Contract #74-594), with Objective Arts, Inc., containing mutual indemnif...
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