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Committee reviews and recommends amendments to long-term locked-facility mental-health contracts
Summary
The committee reviewed two long-term contracts for 24-hour locked mental-health services and the budget analyst recommended retroactivity to Jan. 1, 2015 and reductions to the requested not-to-exceed amounts; DPH said the contracts serve highest-need clients and would be continued to reflect current usage.
The committee recommended that the full board approve amendments to two long-term contracts for 24-hour locked mental-health services between the Department of Public Health and private providers.
Michelle Ruggles, representing the Department of Public Health, said the contracts provide long-term care in locked facilities for the city—s highest-need mental-health clients and that the proposal would continue the contracts through the full term allowed by the procurement process and increase funding to reflect current usage. "These are long term care contracts or locked facility contracts serving our highest need clients," Ruggles said.
The budget analyst presented detailed contract figures and recommended amending the proposed resolution to make the start date retroactive to Jan. 1, 2015 and to reduce the not-to-exceed amounts for the Crestwood and Canyon Manor contracts. The transcript includes several numerical transcription errors in the analyst—s readout; the committee report (referenced by the analyst) should be consulted for precise contract totals and recommended reductions. The committee approved the analyst—s recommendations and moved the item forward without recorded objection.
The committee action forwarded the item to the full board with the budget analyst—s recommended adjustments; the full board will consider the amendments and any required contract amendments.
