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C.128

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	July 13, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-627 with Ever Well Health Systems, LLC.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/13/2021

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. 925-957-5169
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: July 13, 2021
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 #74-627 with Ever Well Health Systems, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $375,585 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 December 1, 2020 through December 31, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $375,585 and will be funded 100% by Mental Health Services Act revenues.

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing residential facilities for adults who require support and are being discharged from state hospitals or psychiatric health facilities and require step-down care to transition to community living.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Under Contract #74-627, Contractor will provide residential and mental health services to adults diagnosed with SMI and SPMI being stepped down from Institutes for Mental Diseases (IMD) levels of care and transition back into the community, for the period from December 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

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.