To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment #24-949-39(23) with A Step Forward Child Abuse Treatment and Training Programs, A Marriage, Family and Child Counseling Corporation
?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 #24-949-39(23) with A Step Forward Child Abuse Treatment and Training Programs, A Marriage, Family and Child Counseling Corporation, a corporation, effective May 1, 2026, to amend Contract #24-949-39(20), as amended by Contract Amendment #24-949-39(21) and #24-949-30(22), to increase the payment limit by $130,000, from $850,000 to a new payment limit of $980,000 for additional Medi-Cal specialty mental health services to members in Central Contra Costa County, with no change to the term ending June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract Amendment will result in additional annual expenditures of up to $130,000 and will be funded 30% by Federal Medi-Cal funds, 30% State Mental Health Realignment funds, and 40% Contra Costa Health Plan (CCHP) Enterprise Fund II revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for beneficiaries of all ages in Contra Costa County by providing assessment, testing, therapy and medication monitoring for treatment of mental disorders, sexually abused children and sexual perpetrators. This Contractor has been providing these services as part of the Department's Behavioral Health Services Network since 2006.
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....
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