Agenda

Return

C.109

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	June 21, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-475-54(7) with Ana De Jesus, LCSW (dba A New Day Psychotherapy)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/21/2022

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., 925-957-5212
cc:	L Walker 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: June 21, 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 #74-475-54(7) with Ana De Jesus, LCSW (dba A New Day Psychotherapy), a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $204,000, to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result is budgeted expenditures of up to $204,000 over a 2-year period and will be funded by 50% Federal Medi-Cal and 50% State Mental Health Realignment. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On January 14, 1997, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution #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. Contractor has been providing Medi-Cal specialty mental health services to the county since November 2016.

In July 2020, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #74-475-54(5) with Ana De Jesus, LCSW (formerly Anna Hernandez, LCSW) in an amount not to exceed $190,000, for the provision of Medi-Cal specialty mental health services, for the period from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022.

In June 2021, the County Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Amendment Agreement #74-475-54(6), effective May 6, 2021, to change the contractor’s name from Anna Hernandez, LCSW to Ana De Jesus, LCSW with no change in the payment limit or term.

Approval of Contract #74-475-54(7) will allow this contractor to continue providing Medi-Cal specialty mental health services through June 30, 2024.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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.