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C. 70

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	September 8, 2020

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #24–794–8(26) with John Muir Behavioral Health

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/08/2020

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: September 8, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #24-794-8(26) with John Muir Behavioral Health, a non-profit corporation, including mutual indemnification, in an amount not to exceed $4,000,000 to provide inpatient psychiatric hospital services for children, adolescents and adults, for the period from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, which includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2021, in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment funds.

BACKGROUND:

Assembly Bill (AB) 757, (Chapter 633, Statutes of 1994), authorized the transfer of state funding for Fee-For-Service/Medi-Cal acute psychiatric inpatient hospital services from the Department of Health Services to the Department of Health Care Services. On January 1, 1995, the Department of Mental Health transferred these funds and the responsibility for authorization and funding of Medi-Cal acute psychiatric inpatient hospital services to counties that chose to participate in this program.

On June 11, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24–794–8(22), as amended by Amendment Agreements #24–794–8(23) and #24–794–8(25), with John Muir Behavioral Health for the provision of inpatient psychiatric hospital services to County-referred children, adolescents and adults for the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

Approval of Contract #24–794–8(26) will allow the Contractor to continue to provide services through June 30, 2021. This contract includes mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this Contract.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, County’s mental health clients will not receive needed inpatient psychiatric services from Contractor’s facility.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcome: “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include a decrease in the need for inpatient care and placement at a lower level of care.