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C. 32

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	March 1, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-627-1 with Ever Well Health Systems, LLC (dba Ever Well Integrated Health)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/01/2022

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, PhD., 925-957-5212
cc:	Alaina Floyd marcy.wilham

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: March 1, 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, Contract #74-627-1 with Ever Well Health Systems, LLC (dba Ever Well Integrated Health) a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $248,382, to provide residential and mental health services to adults diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Serious Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) for the period from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022, which includes a six-month automatic extension in an amount of $248,382, through December 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $248,382 and will be funded by 76% Mental Health Services Act ($187,793) and 24% Mental Health Realignment ($60,589) revenues. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing residential and mental health services to adults diagnosed with SMI and SPMI for the period from January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On July 13, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-627 with Ever Well Health Systems, LLC, in the amount of $375,585 for the provision of mental health services to adults diagnosed with SMI and SPMI, for the period December 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021.

Approval of Contract #74-627-1 allows the contractor to continue providing residential and mental health services through June 30, 2022.

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 this contractor’s services possibly resulting in higher levels of placement, including hospitalization.