To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #24-681-2(42) with God's Grace Caring Home, 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 #24-681-2(42) with God's Grace Caring Home, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $458,892, to provide augmented board and care services for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $458,892 and will be funded as budgeted by the Department in FY 2024-25, 100% by Mental Health Realignment funds.
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing augmented board and care services including, but not limited to room and board, and twenty-four (24) hour emergency residential care and supervision for mentally ill adults. The Health Services Department has been contracting with God's Grace Caring Home, Inc., since September 1, 1995, to provide augmented board and care services. This contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ? 26227; California Code of Regulations, Title 9, Section 523 et seq.; California Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5600 et. seq, known as the Bronzan-McCorquodale Act. Health Services Personnel approved this contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. This contractor currently cooperates and participates in BHSD's Quality Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care, services and member experience. Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement data and participation in the organization's clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs. These contracted services were determined to be exempt from Administr...
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