This contract meets the social needs of the county’s population by providing psychiatric services including, but not limited to: diagnosis, counseling, evaluation, medication management and provision of medical and psychiatric therapeutic treatment to mentally ill older adults in Central Contra Costa County. This contractor has been providing these services since May 1, 2013.
On March 29, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-462-10 with Brain Health Professional Services, P.C., in an amount not to exceed $319,488, for the provision of outpatient psychiatric care services to mentally ill older adults in Central Contra Costa County for the period May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023.
On June 21, 2022, the Board approved Item C.151, to increase the total payment limits and hourly rates for multiple mental health psychiatric providers, for the provision of additional outpatient psychiatric services with no change in the contract terms. Contract Amendment Agreement #74-462-11 with Brain Health Professional Services, P.C., effective June 1, 2022, was included in this action to amend Contract 74-642-10, which increased the payment limit by $31,949, from $319,488 to a new payment limit of $351,437 with no change in the term.
Approval of Contract #74-462-12 will allow the contractor to continue providing psychiatric services for mentally ill older adults in Central Contra Costa County through April 30, 2024.
If this contract is not approved, County clients will not have access to this contractor’s psychiatric care services.