To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment/Extension #74-315-30 with EMBRACE
?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 Amendment/Extension #74-315-30 with EMBRACE, a non-profit corporation, effective January 31, 2026, to amend Contract #74-315-29, to increase the payment limit by $2,453,478, from $1,815,232 to a new payment limit of $4,268,710, and to extend the termination date from June 30, 2026 to December 31, 2026, for additional Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children, youth, and their families.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract Amendment/Extension will result in additional expenditures of up to $2,453,478 and will be funded 50% by Federal Medi-Cal revenues and 50% by Mental Health Realignment funds. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
The Contract meets the social needs of the County by providing Medi-Cal specialty mental health services to SED children who have been discharged from a hospital or have failed in other placements. Contractor also provides a Multisystemic Behavioral and Functional Family Therapy program for adolescents who are discharged from Juvenile Hall and the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility. This Contractor has been providing these mental health services while fostering a deep understanding of the Behavioral Health Services Department organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since September 2007.
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 Hea...
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