To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-627-8 with Ever Well Health Systems, LLC.
?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 #74-627-8 with Ever Well Health Systems, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $1,507,450 to provide residential and mental health services for adults diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Serious and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $1,507,450 and will be funded as budgeted by the department in FY 2026-27, by 100% Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) funds. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funding fully transitions to the BHSA to reflect full implementation and oversight required under California Proposition 1, approved by voters in March 2024, which modernizes MHSA by renaming it the BHSA and redirecting funding to support building a comprehensive, integrated, and unified behavioral health system statewide.
BACKGROUND:
The County has been contracting with Ever Well Health Systems, LLC since December 2020 to provide residential and mental health services to adults diagnosed with SMI and SPMI. This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing residential facilities for adults who require support and are being discharged from state hospitals or psychiatric health facilities and require step-down care to transition to community living.
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); Cal...
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