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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings that the provision of adult inpatient residential services provided by Contractor are in the public's best interest and that there are specialty skills, qualifications, and equipment not expressly identified in County classifications involved in the performance of the work in accordance with El Dorado County Ordinance Code, Chapter 3.13.030(B);
2) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment IV to Agreement for Services 3422 with Willow Glen Care Center, increasing the compensation by $1,700,000 for a new not-to-exceed amount of $4,200,000, with no change to the term of the Agreement;
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 3422, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement; and
4) Authorize the HHSA Director, or Chief Assistant Director, to execute programmatic, administrative, and fiscal documents relating to Agreement 3422.
FUNDING: State Behavioral Health Realignment.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The County of El Dorado (County) has an obligation to provide Medi-Cal eligible County residents with access to designated mental health services, including twenty-four (24) hour residential treatment services in accordance with Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Section 5600 and pursuant to applicable laws and agreements with the State of California. A licensed residential treatment facility is required to provide these mandated services, which the County does not have at this time.
To meet this requirement, HHSA contracts with Willow Glen Care Center, a residential care facility licensed by the State of California, under Agreement 3422 to provide various levels of care ranging from adults with mental health conditions who need assistance in developing skills to maintain placement in less restrictive levels of care, to mentally ill adults wh...
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