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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 Crisis Residential Treatment facility services provided by Compassion Pathway Behavioral Health LLC 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 services from 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 Amendment I to Agreement for Services 8976 with Compassion, increasing the contract value by $600,000 in Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 and $600,000 in FY 2026-27, for a new maximum obligation of $5,550,000 if extended through the optional term of June 30, 2027;
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 8976, 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 8976.
FUNDING: 50% Federal Medi-Cal, 50% State Mental Health Services Act.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
As the Mental Health Plan (MHP) of El Dorado County, the HHSA Behavioral Health Division (BH) is required to provide Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS), including access to Crisis Residential Treatment (CRT) facilities, to eligible individuals in accordance with County Ordinance 3.13.030 and California Welfare and Institutions Code Division 5, Part 2, Chapter 1, Section 5600.3(b). T...
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