To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #24-949-39(24) with A Step Forward Child Abuse Treatment and Training Programs, A Marriage, Family and Child Counseling Corporation
?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 #24-949-39(24) with A Step Forward Child Abuse Treatment and Training Programs, A Marriage, Family and Child Counseling Corporation, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $980,000, to provide Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) for beneficiaries in Central Contra Costa County, for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $980,000 over a two-year period and will be funded by 40% Contra Costa Health Plan Enterprise Fund II, 30% Federal Medi-Cal and 30% State Mental Health Realignment.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing Medi-Cal SMHS for beneficiaries of all ages in Contra Costa County by providing assessment, testing, therapy and medication monitoring for the treatment of mental disorders, sexually abused children and sexual perpetrators. This Contractor has been providing these services as part of the Department's Behavioral Health Services Network since 2006.
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 q...
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