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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings pursuant to El Dorado County Ordinance Chapter 3.13, Contracting Out, that the Mental Health Rehabilitation Center services provided by Mental Health Management I, Inc. doing business as Canyon Manor (Canyon Manor) 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 9477 with Canyon Manor, in the amount of $2,000,000, and for the term of three years from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028;
4) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute amendments relating to Agreement 9477, 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 9477.
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. As the MHP, HHSA is responsible for providing Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) to eligible individuals, which includes long-term residential facility placements when clinically appropriate. To fulfill this responsibility, the MHP contracts with providers of Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) facilities, ensuring these services are available on an "as requested" basis in accordance with Title...
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