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a. Authorize the Director of Health to execute a three-year term Mental Health Services Agreement (July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018) with Ronald Triplett, Master of Arts, Marriage Family Therapist (M.A., M.F.T.) for the provision of bilingual mental health services in the amount of $36,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16, $36,000 for FY 2016-17, and $36,000 for FY 2017-18, for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $108,000; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health to approve up to three future amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not exceed ten percent (10%) of the original Agreement amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Director of Health to execute a three-year term Mental Health Services Agreement (July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2018) with Ronald Triplett, Master of Arts, Marriage Family Therapist (M.A., M.F.T.) for the provision of bilingual mental health services in the amount of $36,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16, $36,000 for FY 2016-17, and $36,000 for FY 2017-18, for a total Agreement amount not to exceed $108,000; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health to approve up to three future amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not exceed ten percent (10%) of the original Agreement amount and do not significantly change the scope of work.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The County currently has Agreement A-12286 with Ronald Triplett, M.A., M.F.T. which will expire on June 30, 2015. Ronald Triplett, M.A., M.F.T. provides mental health services to bilingual Monterey County residents. This Agreement will ensure continued provision of these services for up to three fiscal years for Spanish speaking Monterey County Medi-Cal beneficiaries and CalWORKS recipients.
This work supports the following Monterey County Health Department 2011-15 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 provision of health care when otherwise available.
The 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.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The County Counsel, Auditor-Controller, and Risk Management have reviewed and approved this Agreement as to legal form, fiscal provisions, and insurance requirements. A copy of this Agreement is on file with the Clerk of the Board.
FINANCING:
This Agreement is funded by 50% Mental Health Services Act Community Services and Supports and 50% Medi-Cal. The funds for FY 2015-16 are included in the Health Department Behavioral Health Bureau (HEA012, Unit 8410) FY 2015-16 Requested Budget. The funds for this Agreement for FY 2016-17 and FY 2017-18 will be included in the Health Department Behavioral Health Bureau (HEA012, Unit 8410) FY 2016-17 and FY 2017-18 Requested Budgets.
Prepared By: Charise Walters, Management Analyst, 4703
Approved By: Ray Bullick, Director of Health, 4526
Attachment:
Agreement is on file with Clerk of the Board