Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Jei Africa, Director, Behavioral Health, and Recovery Services
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with BHC Fremont Hospital, Inc. dba Fremont Hospital for Psychiatric Inpatient Hospital Services
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with BHC Fremont Hospital, Inc. dba Fremont Hospital for psychiatric inpatient hospital services increasing the authorized amount by $2,050,000 to an amount not to exceed $3,800,000, with no change to the term.
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BACKGROUND:
In October 2023, this Board approved an agreement with BHC Fremont Hospital, Inc. dba Fremont Hospital (BHC Fremont) for the term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025, for an amount not to exceed $1,750,000.
DISCUSSION:
Through this amendment, BHC Fremont will continue to provide psychiatric inpatient hospital services for Medi-Cal-covered youth and adults, as well as psychiatric inpatient hospital services for uninsured youth and adults. The reason that it is necessary to increase the amount is because the maximum amount for the contract has remained the same over the years, but the bed rate has increased over time. Additionally, utilization for the first year of this two-year agreement increased by 36% and the number of bed days increased by 31%.
The needs of mental health clients served by hospitals providing inpatient psychiatric services inform the procurement approach that the County has adopted for this contract, and in addition, Administrative Memo B-1 exempts contracts for Psychiatric Inpatient Services from the competitive Request for Proposal process.
The amendment and resolution have been reviewed and approved by the County Attorney as to form.
The resolution contains the County's standard provisions allowing amendments to the County's fiscal obligation by a maximum of...
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