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Approve and authorize the Director of Health to sign Amendment No. 1 to the mental health services agreement A-12259 with EMQ FamiliesFirst to increase funding for Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS), and add Home Alternatives to Residential Treatment (HART) program for FY 2013-14 in the amount of $71,288, FY 2014-15 in the amount of $149,225, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $1,034,318 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. 1 to the mental health services agreement A-12259 with EMQ FamiliesFirst to increase funding for Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS), and add Home Alternatives to Residential Treatment (HART) program for FY 2013-14 in the amount of $71,288, FY 2014-15 in the amount of $149,225, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $1,034,318 in the aggregate.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
EMQ FamiliesFirst 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.
In addition to TBS, the Home Alternatives to Residential Treatment (HART) program is being added in FY 2014-15 and will provide services to Monterey County children who are receiving Special Education services through their Individual Education Plan (IEP) and have been identified by their IEP teams as being at imminent risk of reside...
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