To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract Amendment/Extension #24-717-15 with Portia Belle Hume Behavioral Health Training 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 Amendment/Extension #24-717-15 with Portia Belle Hume Behavioral Health Training Center, a non-profit corporation, effective June 30, 2026, to amend Contract #24-717-14, to increase the payment limit by $1,620,251, from $3,176,962 to an amount not to exceed $4,797,213, and to extend the termination date from June 30, 2026 to December 31, 2026, for additional Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) Full-Service Partnership (FSP) program services for non-Medi-Cal adults with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) or Serious Mental Illness (SMI) who are homeless or at serious risk of homelessness.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract Amendment/Extension will result in additional expenditures of up to $1,620,251 and will be funded 100% by BHSA revenues. Beginning July 1, 2026, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funding fully transitions to the BHSA to reflect full implementation and oversight required under California Proposition 1, approved by voters in March 2024, which modernizes MHSA by renaming it the BHSA and redirecting funding to support building a comprehensive, integrated, and unified behavioral health system statewide. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing FSP Program services funded by the BHSA, providing a comprehensive range of services and supports in West, Central and East Contra Costa County including case management, mental health services, medication support, and crisis intervention to non-Medi-Cal adults with SED and or SMI who are homeless or at serious risk of homelessness. Contractor h...
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