On January 14, 1997, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 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 contracted with Mary Ann Kacerguis, LMFT, for Medi-Cal services since July 2001.
In July 2020, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed contract #74-108-14(15), with Mary Ann Kacerguis, LMFT, in an amount not to exceed $110,000, for the provision of Medi-Cal specialty mental health services, for the period from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022.
In November 2020, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed #74-108-14(16), effective December 1, 2020, to amend the contract for additional mental health services with no change in the payment limit or term.
In January 2022, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed #74-108-14(17), effective January 1, 2022, to amend the contract to increase the payment limit by $85,000 to a new total of $196,000 with no change in the term.
Approval of contract #74-108-14(18) will allow this contractor to continue providing mental health services through June 30, 2024.
If this contract 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.