To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment/Extension #24-773-42 with Mountain Valley Child 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 Amendment/Extension #24-773-42 with Mountain Valley Child and Family Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, effective April 1, 2026, to amend Contract #24-773-41 to increase the payment limit by $2,523,473, from $3,519,352 to an amount not to exceed $6,042,824, and to extend the termination date from June 30, 2026 to December 31, 2026, to provide additional Medi-Cal specialty mental health services including Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) services and Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children and their families in Contra Costa County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract Amendment/Extension will result in additional expenditures of up to $2,523,473 and will be funded 50% by Federal Medi-Cal revenues and 50% by Mental Health Realignment funds. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
The Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD) has an obligation to provide certain Medi-Cal specialty mental health services, for its members under the terms of their Individual and Group Health Plan membership contracts with the County. This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing community-based mental health services focusing on SED children, adolescents and their families which will result in positive social and emotional development at home, in the community and greater school success. This Contractor has been providing these mental health services while fostering a deep understanding of the BHSD organizations mission, values, and long-term objectives since July 1994.
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