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C. 91

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	January 11, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #24-949-39(16) with A Step Forward Child Abuse Treatment and Training Programs, A Marriage, Family and Child Counseling Corporation

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/11/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Suzanne Tavano, Ph.D., 925-957-5212
cc:	L Bright M Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 11, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #24-949-39(16) with A Step Forward Child Abuse Treatment and Training Programs, A Marriage, Family and Child Counseling Corporation, effective January 1, 2022, to amend Contract #24-949-39(15), to increase the payment limit by $130,000, from $296,231 to a new payment limit of $426,231, with no change in original term of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this amendment will result in additional contractual service expenditures of $130,000 over a 2-year period and will be funded by 50% Federal Medi-Cal and 50% State Mental Health Realignment revenues. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On January 14, 1997, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution #97/17, authorizing the Health Services Director to contract with the State Department of Mental Health, (now known as the Department of Health Care Services) to assume responsibility for Medi-Cal specialty mental health services. Responsibility for outpatient specialty mental health services involves contracts with individual, group and organizational providers to deliver these services. The County has been contracting with A Step Forward Child Abuse Treatment and Training Programs, A Marriage, Family and Child Counseling Corporation since June 1998.

On June 16, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-949-39(15) with A Step Forward Child Abuse Treatment and Training Programs, A Marriage, Family and Child Counseling Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $296,231 for the provision of Medi-Cal specialty mental health services, for the period from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022.

Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-949-39(16) will allow the contractor to provide additional Medi-Cal specialty mental health services through June 30, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, services provided to Contra Costa Mental Health Plan Medi-Cal beneficiaries could be negatively impacted, including access to services, choice of providers, cultural competency, language capacity, geographical locations of service providers, and waiting lists.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

The recommendation supports the following children’s outcomes: (4) Families that are Safe, Stable and Nurturing and (5) Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families.