Proposed $11.3 Million Mental Health Services Contract with Telecare Corporation

Original title: Consider recommendations regarding a Services Agreement with Telecare Corporation for Mental Health Services (MHS) for Fiscal Years (FYs) 2026-2028, as follows: a) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute an Agreement for Services of Independent Contractor with Telecare Corporation (not a local vendor) to provide specialty mental health services in residential settings at four separate facilities for a total maximum contract amount not to exceed $11,336,903.00, inclusive of $6,556,818.00 in FY 2026-2027, and $4,780,085.00 in FY 2027-2028, with a contract term of July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028; b) Delegate to the Director of the Department of Behavioral Wellness or designee the authority to i) suspend, delay, or interrupt services for convenience and make immaterial changes to the Agreement per Sections 25 of the Agreement’s Standard Terms and Conditions and subsection 1. F of Exhibit AA Section I Performance Requirements; ii) add additional services per Sections 3 and 4 of Exhibits A-4 - A-7; iii) agree to any changes in the hours of operation per Section 5 of Exhibit A-6; iv) approve any changes to the locations per Section 5 of Exhibit A-7; v) approve any changes to the caseload or program capacity per Section 6 of Exhibit A-6; vi) approve member exclusion per Section 9 of Exhibits A-4 and A-5; vii) make any changes to the staffing requirements per Section 14 of Exhibits A-4 - A-7; viii) amend the program goals, outcomes, and measures per Section 15 Goals, Outcomes and Measures of the Exhibits A-4 - A-7; ix) reallocate between funding sources, incorporate new codes, make fee-for-service rate changes, make rate changes to or otherwise update Exhibit B-1 or B-3 MHS for multi-year contracts annually, reallocate funding between programs to meet specific program needs, or reallocate funding between programs in the year-end settlement; and all without altering the maximum contract amount and without requiring the Board of Supervisors approval of an amendment of the Agreement, subject to the Board of Supervisors’ ability to rescind this delegated authority at any time; and c) Determine that the above-recommended actions are not a project that is subject to environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(4), finding that the actions are governmental funding mechanisms and/or fiscal activities that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.