DATE: July 13, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Master Agreement with Licensed and Credentialed Facilities
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Master Agreement with licensed and credentialed mental health facilities for placement beds and services for adults with severe and persistent mental conditions, effective July 1, 2021, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $133,577,211; and
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, to:
a. add and/or delete licensed and credentialed mental health facilities and ancillary services contractors to the Master Agreement, as necessary;
b. adjust the Basic Services Daily Bed Rates, as mandated by the State;
c. negotiate and adjust Enhanced Services Bed Rates and other Enhanced Services for appropriate levels of care, when needed; and,
d. modify the Scope of Work as needed to accommodate revisions in the law relating to mental health treatment services, without exceeding the contract maximum.
REPORT
Approval recommended actions will allow the Department of Behavioral Health to increase placement beds and services for adults with severe and persistent mental health conditions through licensed and credentialed facility service providers, pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC), section (?) 5000 et seq. and Title 22 of California Code of Regulations (CCR), ?72001, et seq., and Mental Health Substance Use Disorder Services Information Notice No. 15-008. Additionally, Counties are required to pay Institution for Mental Disease (IMD) facilities up to an annual 3.5% cost-of-living adjustment pursuant to WIC, ?5912. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There are no viable alternative actions. The County is required by the WIC and C...
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