To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-315-27 with EMBRACE
?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 #74-315-27 with EMBRACE, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $4,129,168, to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children, youth, and their families for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $4,129,168 and will be funded as budgeted by the Department in FY 2024-25 by 100% Federal Medi-Cal.
BACKGROUND:
The contract meets the social needs of the County by providing Medi-Cal specialty mental health services to SED children who have been discharged from a hospital or have failed in other placements. This contractor also provides a Multisystemic Behavioral and Functional Family Therapy program for adolescents who are discharged from Juvenile Hall and the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility. The County has been contracting with EMBRACE since December 2007.
This contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: Welfare and Institution Code, ?5600 et seq. (The Bronzan McCorquodale Act); California Code of Regulations ("CCR"), Title 9, ? 523 et seq. (Community Mental Health Services) and California Government Code ?? 26227 and 31000. Health Services Personnel approved this contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. This contractor currently cooperates and participates in BHSD's Quality Management Program which consists of quality improvement activities to improve the quality of care, services and member experience. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 the Department has posted a continuous Request for Qualifications (RFQ) and maintains...
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