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C. 34

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	October 25, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Novation Contract #74-503-7 with Mental Health Systems, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/25/2022

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., 925-957-5169
cc:	Noel Garcia Marcy 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: October 25, 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 Novation Contract #74-503-7 with Mental Health Systems, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,266,775, to provide assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) and assertive community treatment (ACT) services for eligible adults in Contra Costa County under the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) full-service partnership program for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, which includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $1,133,388.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $2,266,775 for FY 2022-2023 and will be funded by 81% Mental Health Service Act ($1,836,088) and 19% Federal Medi-Cal ($430,687) funds.

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing MHSA Community Services and Supports Program, including providing community-based services, personal services coordination, medication support, crisis intervention, and other mental health services to eligible adult clients in Contra Costa County. Mental Health Systems, Inc. has been providing assisted outpatient treatment and assertive community treatment services through their adult full-service partnership program to the County since July 1, 2016.

On December 7, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74-503-6 with Mental Health Systems, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $2,200,752, for the provision of mental health support services to adults in Contra Costa County for the period July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $1,100,376.

Approval of Novation Contract #74-503-7 replaces the automatic extension under the prior contract and allows the contractor to continue providing mental health services through June 30, 2023.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, there will be fewer services provided to eligible adult clients in Contra Costa County through MHSA Community Services and the Full-Service Partnership Program. These services are crucial for adults with serious mental illnesses and co-occurring substance abuse disorders, who a) establish an assisted outpatient treatment court settlement agreement, b) are court-ordered to receive these services, or c) meet the criteria and agree to voluntarily accept services to show clinical improvement, functional improvement and or stabilization for program consumers.