Memorandum
Date: May 17th, 2022
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Todd Metcalf, Director Behavioral Health Services
Subject: Discussion of Lake County Behavioral Health Services Request for Proposals Process for FY 2022-23 and Approve Contracting with Facilities/Providers who did not Submit Proposals to Maintain Continuity of Client Care.
Executive Summary:
In conformity with the County of Lake's competitive bidding and consultant selection policy and ordinance, Lake County Behavioral Health Services has issued a Request for Proposals for a variety of services that have been historically contracted out. Among these, an RFP was initiated for Adult Mental Health Residential Treatment Services on March 3rd 2022 and Acute Psychiatric Hospital Services on March 14th.
Adult Residential Treatment Services are rehabilitative services provided in a non-institutional, residential setting for beneficiaries who would be at risk of hospitalization or other institutional placement if they were not in a residential treatment program. Adult Residential Treatment Services include a range of activities and services that support beneficiaries in their effort to restore, maintain and apply interpersonal and independent living skills and to access community support systems. The service is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We also included in this RFP a request for proposals for Board and Care facilities.
LCBHS received one proposal from a contractor with whom we have placed clients for many years. We have received rate sheets from most of our other contracted providers, as they assume we will want to continue to contract with them due to the limited availability of residential beds in the state of California. Largely, these rates are set by the Department of Health Care Services. Contractors have indicated they would not go through the trouble of submitting a proposal, as beds are highly competitive.
Similarly, with Acute Psychiatric Hos...
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