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C. 65

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	September 25, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-571 with Psynergy Programs, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/25/2018

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Matthew White, M.D., 925-957-5201
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: September 25, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-571 with Psynergy Programs, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $312,381 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 September 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded by 24% Federal Medi-Cal and by 76% Mental Health Services Act.

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of 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 #74-571, the 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, through June 30, 2019.

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 Contractor’s services possibly resulting in higher levels of placement, including hospitalization.