To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-475-192 with Ethereal Connectedness, 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 #74-475-192 with Ethereal Connectedness, Inc, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $205,000, to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services to members in Contra Costa County, for the period November 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $205,000 for a twenty month period and will be funded by 50% Federal Medi-Cal and 50% State Mental Health Realignment funds.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for members of all ages in Contra Costa County by providing assessment, testing, therapy and medication monitoring for treatment of anxiety, bipolar, depression, grief/loss, personality disorders, substance related disorders, and sexual and gender identity disorders.
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 times.
Approval of new Contract #74-475-192 will allow the Contractor to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services, through June 30, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, there will be fewer mental heal...
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