To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #24-681-53(5) with Crestwood Behavioral Health, 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 #24-681-53(5) with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $6,096,960, to provide augmented board and care services for adults with mental illness in Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $6,096,960 and will be funded 82% by Mental Health Realignment Funds and 18% by Mental Health Services Act. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of the County's population by augmenting room and board and providing twenty-four-hour emergency residential care and supervision to eligible adults with mental illness, who are specifically referred by the County's Behavioral Health Program Staff. Adult residential services for psychiatric clients requires stringent accreditation and compliance standards, as well as licenses and regulatory approvals that a limited number of providers possess. The Behavioral Health's Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor staff meet on regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the contract are upheld. This contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. 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). These contracted services were determined to be exempt from Administrative Bulletin 600.3 so...
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