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Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 2 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-14726 with Odd Fellow - Rebekah Children’s Home of California, Inc., retroactively to August 25, 2021, to terminate the Hospital Diversion program and revise the total Agreement amount from $3,780,294 to $2,902,895 for the same term of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023.
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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. 2 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-14726 with Odd Fellow - Rebekah Children’s Home of California, Inc., retroactively to August 25, 2021, to terminate the Hospital Diversion program and revise the total Agreement amount from $3,780,294 to $2,902,895 for the same term of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2023.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Odd Fellow - Rebekah Children’s Home of California, Inc. provides Residential Treatment, Hospital Division, and Partial Hospitalization Program services to Monterey County children and youth who require the highest level of residential care. The goals of the program services are to prevent placement into an inpatient hospital, out-of-state residential, or juvenile justice facility and 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. 2 terminates Program 2: Hospital Diversion, effective August 25, 2021, as per the closure notice provided by Odd Fellow.
This work supports the following Monterey County Health Department 2018-2022 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 Office of the County Counsel-Risk Management and Auditor-Controller have reviewed and approved as to legal form and fiscal provisions respectively.
FINANCING:
This Agreement is funded by Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) (78%), Mental Health Federal Financial Participation (MH FFP) (9%), and Medi-Cal Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment (EPSDT / 2011 Realignment) (13%). The funds for FY 2021-2022 have been included in the Health Department’s Behavioral Health Bureau (HEA012, Unit 8410) FY 2021-2022 Adopted Budget. The funds for FY 2022-23 will be included in the Health Department’s Behavioral Health Bureau (HEA012, Unit 8410) FY 2022-23 Requested Budget.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
Check the related Board of Supervisors Strategic Initiatives:
☐Economic Development:
• Through collaboration, strengthen economic development to ensure a diversified and healthy economy.
☐Administration:
• Promote an organization that practices efficient and effective resource management and is recognized for responsiveness, strong customer orientation, accountability and transparency.
☒Health & Human Services:
• Improve health and quality of life through County supported policies, programs, and services; promoting access to equitable opportunities for healthy choices and healthy environments in collaboration with communities.
☐Infrastructure:
• Plan and develop a sustainable, physical infrastructure that improves the quality of life for County residents and supports economic development results.
☐Public Safety:
• Create a safe environment for people to achieve their potential, leading businesses and communities to thrive and grow by reducing violent crimes as well as crimes in general.
Prepared by: Rayna Patel, Management Analyst II, 796-6089
Approved by:
______________________________Date:_____________
Elsa Mendoza Jimenez, Director of Health, 755-4526
Attachments:
Amendment No 2
Amendment No 1
Agreement