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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings that the provision of Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) children and youth services provided by the contractors 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) Make findings to waive the competitive bid process for the five specified SMHS HHSA Agreements for Services (7928, 7937, 7938, 7940 and 7944) in accordance with County’s Procurement Policy Section 3.4.2(f), Exemption from Competitive Bidding, as the Providers of these Agreements possess critical knowledge, including the required staff, facilities, and level of care certifications and facility licenses, to ensure continuity of these mandated services;
3) Authorize the Chair to execute Agreement for Services 7928 with New Morning Youth and Family Services, Inc., for the provision of SMHS, in the amount of $775,008, with an 18-month term, for the retroactive term start date of July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2024, to ensure that HHSA can meet the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) required implementation date of this new agreement, in compliance with the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) contract change requirements for these services;
4) Authorize the Chair to execute Agreement for Services 7937 with Summitview Child and Family Services, Inc., for the provision SMHS Short-Term Residential Treatment Program (STRTP) services, in the amount of $2,325,000, with an 18-month term, for the retroactive term start date of July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2024, to ensure that HHSA can meet the DHCS required implementation date of this new agreement, in compliance with the CalAIM contract change requirements for these services;
5) Authorize the Chair to execute Agreement for Serv...
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