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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings pursuant to Section 3.13.030 (B) of the El Dorado County Ordinance Chapter 3.13, Contracting Out, that the adolescent Psychiatric Health Facility, Community Treatment Facility, and Specialty Mental Health Services provided by Star View Behavioral Health, Inc. doing business as Star View Adolescent Center, Inc. (Star View) requires specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications are involved in the performance of the work;
2) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17 Section 3.4(2f) exempting the competitive bidding process, with Purchasing Agent concurrence, because “the procurement is for services where the continuity of providers will provide efficiency or critical knowledge, and other providers of the services cannot provide similar efficiencies or critical knowledge”;
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Agreement for Services 10188 with Star View, in the amount of $630,000, and for the retroactive one year term of December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2026, with the option to extend the Agreement for an additional six months through May 31, 2027, and add another $165,000 for a total maximum obligation of $795,000, if that option is exercised;
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 10188, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement; and
5) Authorize the HHSA Director, or the Chief Assistant Director, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement 10188.
FUNDING: 74% Federal Medi-Cal and 26% Realignment.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On behalf of the County of El Dorado (County), HHSA’s Behavioral Health Division (BH) contracts with the State of California (State) to serve as the County's Mental Health Plan (MHP). MHPs are required to provide, or ...
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