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Approve and authorize the Director of Health to sign Amendment No. 2 to the Mental Health Services Agreement A-11985 with Psynergy Programs, Inc. for provision of mental health services for Monterey County adult residents with severe psychiatric disabilities. Amendment No. 2 adds $129,020.00 ($366,302.44 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-13 and $357,732.44 for FY 2013-14) for a total Agreement amount of $1,019,292.32.
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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-11985 with Psynergy Programs, Inc. for provision of mental health services for Monterey County adult residents with severe psychiatric disabilities. Amendment No. 2 adds $129,020.00 ($366,302.44 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012-13 and $357,732.44 for FY 2013-14) for a total Agreement amount of $1,019,292.32.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Psynergy Programs, Inc. operates two (2) licensed residential care facilities: 1) Cielo Vista, located in the City of Greenfield, which provides the maximum levels of care to assist clients who are at risk of being admitted to a facility requiring a higher level of care, and 2) Nueva Vista, located in the City of Morgan Hill, which provides intensive levels of care for clients recently discharged from locked skilled facilities. The Psynergy Programs, Inc. residential care facilities provide normalizing experiences and supervision necessary for clients with serious and persistent mental illnesses.
The Psynergy Programs, Inc. Agreement is a three (3) year agreement from FY 2011-12 through FY 2013-14. This Amendment No. 2 adds $129,020.00 to Agreement A-11985 for Board and Care Intensive to accommodate costs for two (2) levels of special physical service needs provided at Nueva Vista effective October 23, 2012 though the remainder of FY 2012-13 through FY 2013-14. The reason for the delayed presentation before the Board is because the special needs ...
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