To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-462-17 with Brain Health Professional Services, PC
?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 #74-462-17 with Brain Health Professional Services, PC, a professional corporation, in an amount not to exceed $375,000, to provide outpatient psychiatric care services for older adults in Central Contra Costa County, for the period August 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual expenditures up to $375,000 and will be funded 100% by Behavioral Health Service Act (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.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing psychiatric services including, but not limited to diagnosing, counseling, evaluating, medication management and providing medical and psychiatric therapeutic treatment for mentally ill older adults in Central Contra Costa County. This Contractor has been providing outpatient psychiatric care services for the County since May 1, 2013.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ?? 26227 and 31000; and Welfare and Institutions Code, ? 5600 et seq. (The Bronzan - McCorquodale Act). Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Acting as a Mental Health Plan designated by Department of Health Care Se...
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