To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment Agreement #24-794-8(38) with John Muir Behavioral Health
?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 Agreement #24-794-8(38) with John Muir Behavioral Health, a non-profit corporation, effective June 1, 2024, to amend Novation Contract #24-794-8(35), to increase the payment limit by $2,316,324, from $1,500,000 to a new payment limit of $3,816,324 to provide additional inpatient psychiatric hospital services to County-referred adults, children and adolescents, with no change in the term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and to increase the six-month automatic extension payment limit by $658,162, from $1,250,000 to a new payment limit of $1,908,162 through December 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment will result in additional expenditures of up to $2,316,324 through June 30, 2024, and up to $658,162 for the automatic extension through December 31, 2024, and will be funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment revenues. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing inpatient psychiatric hospital services to County-referred adults, children and adolescents. The Behavioral Health Services Department (BHSD) has been contracting with John Muir Behavioral Health since May 1, 2000. This contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: 42 U.S.C. 1395, et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 300e; Welfare and Institutions Code ?? 14000, et seq.; Health and Safety Code, ?? 1340-1399.904; California Government Code ?? 25209.6, 26227, and 31000. This contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. The BHSD Contract Monitoring staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring...
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