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Approve and authorize the Director of Health to sign Amendment No. 2 to the mental health services Agreement A-12283 with Aspiranet to increase units of service and funding for Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) for FY 2013-14 in the amount of $26,282, FY 2014-15 in the amount of $136,487, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $1,112,001 in the aggregate.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health to sign Amendment No. 2 to the mental health services Agreement A-12283 with Aspiranet to increase units of service and funding for Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) for FY 2013-14 in the amount of $26,282, FY 2014-15 in the amount of $136,487, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $1,112,001 in the aggregate.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Aspiranet continues to provide Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) to Monterey County children who are eligible for Medi-Cal and meet criteria for medical necessity. These services are available to children with difficult behaviors who require one-to-one assistance and who may be at risk of psychiatric hospitalization. TBS is an intensive one-to-one, face-to-face, short term outpatient treatment intervention for beneficiaries under age 21 with serious emotional disturbances (SED) who are experiencing a stressful transition or life crisis and need additional short-term specific support services. This Amendment will allow for additional children to receive these services.
This work supports the Monterey County Health Department 2011-2015 Strategic Plan initiative to ensure access to culturally and linguistically appropriate, customer-friendly, quality health services. It also supports one or more of the ten essential public health services, specifically: Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provisions of health care when otherwise unavailable.
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