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C. 85

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	September 10, 2019

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Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #74-571-2 with Psynergy Programs, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/10/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:	Suzanne Tavano, PhD., 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: September 10, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract Amendment Agreement #74-571-2 with Psynergy Programs, Inc., a corporation, effective September 1, 2019, to amend Contract #74-571-1, to increase the payment limit by $202,749, from $179,242 to a new payment limit of $381,991, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, to provide additional residential and mental health services to adults diagnosed with Serious Mental Illness (SMI) and Serious Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI).

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded by 26% Federal Medi-Cal and by 74% 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)

On June 11, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-571-1 with Psynergy Programs, Inc. for the provision of 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 July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

Approval of Amendment Agreement #74-571-2, will allow the Contractor to provide additional residential and mental health services through June 30, 2020.

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.