To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-475-191 with Star View Children and Family Services, 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 #74-475-191 with Star View Children and Family Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services to members in Contra Costa County, for the period December 1, 2024 through November 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $500,000 and will be funded by 100% Federal Medi-Cal funds.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for high needs minors who require an increased level of care in an out-of-county residential setting providing acute inpatient psychiatric care, residential care enhanced by intensive mental health services and schooling to California youth with severe emotional and behavioral disorders. Contractor provides a secure and structured multidisciplinary treatment program for youth who cannot live safely in family homes or lower-level group care because of the nature and severity of their emotional and behavioral problems.
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 qualified list of vendors at all t...
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