DATE: October 21, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Kirk Haynes, Chief Probation Officer
SUBJECT: Agreement with BluePath Health, Inc.
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bid or requests for proposal (AP 34) determine that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement under AP 34 is satisfied and a suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances, and that the best interests of the County would be served by entering into an Agreement with BluePath Health, Inc., a State-designated vendor who has provided technical assistance on the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal Justice-Involved Initiative to the Probation Department; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with BluePath Health, Inc. for consultation and implementation support services to the Probation Department on the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal Justice-Involved Initiative, effective November 1, 2025, through April 30, 2026, total not to exceed $314,370.
REPORT
There is no Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. Approval of the recommended actions will allow BluePath Health, Inc. (BluePath) to continue to support the Probation Department's Correctional Facility Readiness Assessment under the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Justice-Involved (JI) Initiative, which provides services to Medi-Cal-eligible individuals up to 90 days pre-release to ensure continuity of care. To meet California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) requirements, the Department must demonstrate readiness by March 31, 2026. The cost of the recommended agreement will be fully funded through the CalAIM JI Providing Access and Transforming Health (PATH) Capacity Building Program grant. This item applies countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
If the recommended actions are not approved, the Probation Department (Department) will be unable to r...
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