DATE: May 20, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Agreement for Behavioral Health Persons Served Transportation Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute an Agreement with On Call Transport LLC to provide behavioral health persons served transportation services, effective July 1, 2025, not to exceed five consecutive years, which include a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $1,250,000.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) to provide authorized non-medical transportation services to persons served both within the County and to out of County behavioral health facilities on an as needed basis. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should the Board not approve the recommended action, transportation services to persons served receiving behavioral health services would be limited. The services provided under the recommended Agreement cover 24 hours / 7 days per week for authorized person served transportation both within the county and out-of-county.
The Board has the option of utilizing County drivers only, resulting in possible service delays due to the limited number of two county drivers available to the Department for these services and only during the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Depending on scheduling conflicts, with this alternative, additional driver positions may need to be added to Department staffing.
Utilizing County drivers only limits the distance they can drive with a persons served due to California Labor Code section 512.1, requiring rest and meal periods.
Non-approval of the recommended Agreement will impact existing Agreements with other mental health providers (i.e. Kaweah Delta Inpatient Psychiatric Hospit...
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