To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #24-928-40 with Fred Finch Youth Center
?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 #24-928-40 with Fred Finch Youth Center, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,541,247, to provide Medi-Cal Specialty mental health services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) youth, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $2,541,247 and will be funded 50% by Federal Medi-Cal revenues and 50% by State Medi-Cal revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing school- and community-based mental health services, including assessments, individual, group and family therapy, medication support, case management, outreach, therapeutic behavioral services and crisis intervention services for SED youth and their families.
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. 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. Cooperation includes collection and evaluation of performance measurement data and participation in the organization's clinical and service measure Quality Improvement Programs. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3 the Department has posted a continuou...
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