To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #24-773-41 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 #24-773-41 with Mountain Valley Child and Family Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $3,519,352, to provide 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 for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $3,519,352 for FY 2025-26 and will be funded 100% by Federal Medi-Cal revenues.
BACKGROUND:
Behavioral Health Services Division (BHSD)/Mental Health 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.
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) an...
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