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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute a Letter of Agreement with the County of Riverside for the provisions of Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) treatment services including Case Management, Mental Health Services, Medication Support, and Crisis Intervention for children/youth for a retroactive term of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
b. Approve and adopt a Letter of Agreement (LOA) boilerplate to contract with County-to-County Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTPs) to ensure timely access to specialty mental health services for children and youth in and out of county placement.
c. Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute a boilerplate Letter of Agreement (LOA) with Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) providers during Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2028, where the contract amount for each Letter of Agreement (LOA) with each provider does not exceed $200,000 per fiscal year and where the aggregate for all contracts with providers does not exceed $2,000,000, subject to approval by County Counsel, County Risk Management, and County Auditor-Controller; and
d. Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute up to three future amendments for Letters of Agreement (LOAs) with Short-Term Residential Treatment Programs (STRTPs) that in total does not exceed 10% of the initial Letter of Agreement (LOA) amount specified in each Letter of Agreement (LOA) and does not significantly change the scope of services, subject to approval by County Counsel, County Risk Management, and County Auditor-Controller.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute a Letter of Agreement with the County of Riverside for the provisions of Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) treatment services includi...
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