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.
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