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Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-12730 with Chamberlain’s Children Center for the provision of mental health services in the increased amount of $606,570 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16 and $1,155,657 for FY 2016-17, for a new total Agreement amount of $1,966,923 for the full term of FY 2014-15 through FY 2016-17.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-12730 with Chamberlain’s Children Center for the provision of mental health services in the increased amount of $606,570 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16 and $1,155,657 for FY 2016-17, for a new total Agreement amount of $1,966,923 for the full term of FY 2014-15 through FY 2016-17.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Chamberlain’s Children Center provides room and board services to children ages 6-17 who require the highest level of residential care. The goal of the program is to reduce inappropriate behavioral and/or psychiatric symptoms to a level of care whereby the youth can return home or move to a lower level of care.
This Amendment No. 1 will add Mental Health Services, Medication Support Services, Case Management, Crisis Intervention Services, and additional Group Home Rate Classification Level (RCL) 12 services for three additional placements, for a total of five placements. Monterey County Behavioral Health will seek reimbursement from the local Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) for Mental Health and Group Home RCL 12 Board and Care service for clients placed through the Individual Education Plan (IEP).
This Amendment No. 1 is retroactive to February 1, 2016 due to one of the three additional placements was for an emergency placement through the client’s IEP in February 2016. This Amendment No. 1 increases the FY 2015-16 amount by $401,874 for a total FY 2015-16 amount of $606,570, and increases FY 2016-17 amount by $950,961 for a total FY 2016-17 amount of $1,155,657, for a total FY 2014-15 through FY 2016-17 Agreement amount not to exceed $1,966,923.
This Agreement contains the County’s standard 30-day “no cause” provision (Section IV.B.) and an additional defunding provision (Section IV.D.), which provides the County the ability to amend or terminate the Agreement in the event of a reduction and/or termination of funding.
This work supports the Monterey County Health Department 2011-2015 strategic plan initiative: 3) Ensure access to culturally and linguistically appropriate, customer-friendly, quality health services. It also supports one of the ten essential public health services, specifically: 7) Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provisions of health care when otherwise unavailable.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The County Counsel and Auditor-Controller have reviewed and approved Amendment No. 1 as to legal form and fiscal provisions, respectively. Amendment No. 1 is on file with the Clerk of the Board.
FINANCING:
This Agreement is funded by Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (25%), Federal Financial Participation (30%), Realignment (5%), and Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) (40%) funds that pay for children who are placed through the Individual Education Plan (IEP). There are sufficient revenues and expenditures included in the Health Department’s FY 2015-16 Adopted Budget (4000-HEA012-8410) to cover the increased amount of $606,570. The remaining funds of this Agreement will be included in the Requested Budget for FY 2016-17 (4000-HEA012-8410).
Prepared by: Gloria Rodriguez, Management Analyst II, 8986
Approved by: Elsa Jimenez, Interim Director of Health, 4526
Attachments:
Amendment No. 1 is on file with Clerk of the Board.
Agreement A-12730 is on file with Clerk of the Board.