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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 Adult Residential Facility services provided by A&A Health Services, LLC, doing business as A&A Health Services, San Pablo (AAHS San Pablo) 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 9629 with AAHS San Pablo, in the amount of $3,300,000, and for the term of three years from September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028;
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 9629, 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 9629.
FUNDING: 100% State Behavioral Health Realignment.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
HHSA contracts with the State of California to serve as the Medi-Cal Mental Health Plan (MHP) in El Dorado County, operating under state and federal regulations, including California Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Sections 5600 et seq., 14000 et seq., and 17000 et seq. As the MHP, HHSA is responsible for providing Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) to eligible individuals. To fulfill this responsibility and ensure service availability on an as-requested basis, HHSA enters...
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