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C. 40

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	August 9, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Novation Contract #74-586-9 with A Better Way, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/09/2022

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: August 9, 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 Novation Contract #74-586-9 with A Better Way, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $700,000, to provide mental health, case management, crisis intervention, intensive coordinated care and in-home behavioral services for children ages birth to 21 and their families who are residents of Contra Costa County, for the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, which includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2023, in an amount not to exceed $350,000.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $700,000 and will be funded by 50% Federal Medi-Cal ($350,000) and 50% Employment and Human Services Department revenues ($350,000). (Rate increase)

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, Contra Costa County children and their families will not have access to this contractor’s outpatient intensive therapeutic mental health services.

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing mental health services to adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems to improve school performance, reduce unsafe behavioral practices, and reduce the need for out-of-home placements. The County has been contracting with A Better Way, Inc. since July 2018.

On January 18, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74-586-7 with A Better Way, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $700,000 for the provision of mental health services to children and adolescents, and their families, who are residents of Contra Costa County, referred by Child Family Services and placed for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2022, in an amount not to exceed $350,000.

On February 1, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment Agreement #74-586-8, effective January 1, 2022, to increase the per minute billing rates due to COVID-19 with no change to the payment limit or term.

Approval of Novation Contract #74-586-9 replaces the automatic extension under the prior contract and allows the contractor to continue to provide mental health services through June 30, 2023.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

CORRECTED TO READ: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute a novation contract with A Better Way, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $700,000 to provide mental health services for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, including a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2023 in an amount not to exceed $350,000. ~~(50% Federal Medi-Cal, 50% Employment and Human Services Department)~~ (50% Federal Medi-Cal, 40% Mental Health Realignment, 10% Measure X)