To: Board of Directors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #24-925-42 with Lincoln
?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 #24-925-42 with Lincoln, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $8,905,330 to provide Medi-Cal Specialty mental health services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children 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 $8,905,330 and will be funded by 95% Federal Medi-Cal and 5% Antioch Unified School District/Pittsburg Unified School District revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of the County's population by providing therapy, medication support, case management, outreach, and crisis intervention services to elementary and junior high aged students in East Contra Costa County in order to reduce the need for out-of-home placements. The County has been contracting with Lincoln since January 1998.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: Welfare and Institutions 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. The Behavioral Health's Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a 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. 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.
On June 27, 2023, the Board...
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