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HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / MENTAL HEALTH - Executive Director Jayme Bottke
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Requested Action(s)
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a) AGREEMENT- Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to sign the agreement with Prime Health Care Services - Shasta, LLC dba Shasta Regional Medical Center for the purpose of providing psychiatric inpatient services, for a maximum compensation not to exceed $2,100,000, effective 7/1/24 and shall terminate 6/30/27 (Subject to receipt of required insurance documentation)
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Financial Impact:
Services will be paid for with Mental Health Realignment funds and/or MHSA allocated for medically necessary services. Budget unit is 40131 for Mental Health. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Background Information:
This is a renewal agreement with the vendor. The agreement provides a unique resource for psychiatric beds in an acute medical hospital. This allows for both mental health and physical healthcare to be provided within the same facility. All services are provided with prior written authorization from Tehama County.
The Health Services Agency (TCHSA) is requesting the approval of this agreement to be effective 7/1/24. This agreement was prepared to go to the Board of Supervisors at the end of last fiscal year; however, the vendor was unwilling to sign due to outstanding County invoices from a previous year. The submission was put on hold while the outstanding invoices were looked into by the vendor and our Accounting team. TCHSA continued utilizing this Hospital’s services out of necessity. On 5/12/25, the vendor reached out to the TCHSA and notified us that the invoicing issues were investigated, and it was determined that they were not TCHSA’s responsibility. The agreement draft was resent to them for their review on 5/23/25, and was signed by the vendor on 5/30/25. The agreement was approved by County Counsel on 6/16/25.