RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Novation Contract #74-513-3 with Portia Bell Hume Behavioral Health and Training Center, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,469,936, to provide mental health services, including case management and crisis intervention to adults diagnosed with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) in West Contra Costa County for the period from July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2019, in an amount not to exceed $734,968.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Novation Contract is funded 50% Federal Medi-Cal; 50% Mental Health Realignment. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Novation Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing Mental Health Services Act Community Services and Support Program, including outpatient mental health services, case management, crisis intervention, and other mental health services to eligible adult clients in West Contra Costa County.
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