DATE: August 10, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Amendment to Master Agreement for Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute retroactive Amendment III to Master Agreement No. 18-250, to increase the annual maximums for out-of-county inpatient psychiatric services and update insurance language, effective February 1, 2021 with no change in term of July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2023 and increasing the maximum by $16,500,000 to a total of $47,000,000.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will increase the annual contract maximum in Master Agreement No.18-250 for FYs 2020-21 through 2022-23 to cover the costs associated with the addition of providers and increased demands for inpatient psychiatric services due to COVID-19 Pandemic. The increase will be funded with Medi-Cal and Behavioral Health Realignment funds, with no increase in Net County Cost. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. If your Board does not approve the recommended action to increase the annual contract maximum, the Department of Behavioral Health would not have the ability to contract with additional contractors and pay for mandated services through this established agreement. In addition, the seriously and persistently mentally ill individuals would not receive the services they require in a timely manner, leaving mentally ill individuals without adequate services.
RETROACTIVE AGREEMENT:
The recommended amendment is retroactive to February 1, 2021 to increase spending authority. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Department is experiencing an unforeseen uptick in the volume of services and spending for this contract.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. The recommended amendment will increase the maximum compensation amou...
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