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a. Authorize the Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-12521 with Edgewood Center for Children and Families to revise the Business Associate Agreement; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 1 to add mental health and board and care services; and
c. Authorize the Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 1 to increase the FY 2014-15 Agreement amount by $502,617 and FY 2015-16 amount by $474,192 for a new total Agreement amount not to exceed $2,900,298.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-12521 with Edgewood Center for Children and Families to revise the Business Associate Agreement; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 1 to add mental health and board and care services; and
c. Authorize the Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 1 to increase the FY 2014-15 Agreement amount by $502,617 and FY 2015-16 amount by $474,192 for a new total Agreement amount not to exceed $2,900,298.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Edgewood Center for Children and Families provides services to those who require the highest level of residential care. The goals for the services provided in this Agreement are 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. Services include Day Treatment Intensive (full day), medication support, mental health and hospital diversion services as required by the treatment plan. Amendment No. 1 reallocates the Day Treatment Intensive units of service and funding to mental health services and medication support, and will add crisis intervention services and Group Home RCL 14 Board and Care services. Monterey County Behavioral Health will seek reimbursement from the local Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) for the Group Home RCL 14 Board and Care service.
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:
he 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). The funds for this Agreement are included in the Health Department's Behavioral Health Bureau (HEA012, Unit 8410) FY 2014-15 Adopted Budget.
Prepared by: Charise Walters, Management Analyst, 4703
Approved by: Ray Bullick, Director of Health, 4527
Attachments:
Amendment No. 1 to Agreement A-12521 is on file with Clerk of the Board.
Agreement A-12521 is on file with Clerk of the Board.