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C. 71

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	November 5, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Novation Contract #24-712-6 with Telecare Corporation

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/05/2019

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:	E Suisala 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: November 5, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Novation Contract #24-712-6 with Telecare Corporation, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,204,053 to provide and manage services for Hope House, a sixteen (16) bed short-term residential facility, for adults with mental illness for the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, which includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $1,102,026.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded by 30% Federal Medi-Cal and by 70% Mental Health Services Act. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing a short-term crisis residential facility for adults, age eighteen (18) and older, who require support to avoid hospitalization or are being discharged from the hospital or long-term locked facilities and require step-down care to transition to community living.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On September 11, 2018, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-712-5 with Telecare Corporation, for the period from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, with a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2019 to provide and manage services at Hope House, a short-term crisis residential facility.


Approval of Contract #24-712-6 replaces the automatic extension under the prior contract and allows Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2020.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, County clients in need of crisis residential or step-down care will not have access to Contractor’s services possibly resulting in higher levels of placement, including hospitalization.