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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...
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