TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: June 20, 2017
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller
PHONE:
462-2341
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Agreements with Redwood Quality Management Company for Specialty Mental Health Services in the Amount of $9,481,381 for Children and Youth 24 Years and Under; and $5,869,000 for Adults 25 years and Older for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017-18
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve Agreements with Redwood Quality Management Company for specialty mental health services in the amount of $9,481,381 for children and youth 24 years and under; and $5,869,000 for adults 25 years and older for FY 2017-18; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
Services to children ongoing since 2013, most recent action on June 21, 2016, Item 5(f), BOS No. 16-050.
Services to adults ongoing since 2016, most recent action on June 21, 2016, Item 5(e), BOS No. 16-049.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The County began contracting through an Administrative Services Organization (ASO) model in 2013 to provide specialty mental health services on behalf of Mendocino County as delineated in the Mental Health Plan (MHP) through the State Department of Health Care Services (DHCS). Since May 2013, Redwood Quality Management Company (RQMC) has been arranging specialty mental health services on behalf of Mendocino County children and youth 24 years and younger. After the resignation in March 2016 of the ASO contractor for adults age 25 and older, the Board of Supervisors approved a transition plan and contract with RQMC for adult specialty mental health services. The Board also directed the development of a Request for Proposals (RFP) process for a new contract to begin in January 2018 per the recommendation of the 2016 Kemper Consulting Group report, R...
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