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Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 6 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-13251 with Lakemary Center to extend the term for one (1) additional fiscal year for a revised term of February 1, 2016 through June 30, 2022, and add $682,550 of additional services for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $2,702,649.
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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. 6 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-13251 with Lakemary Center to extend the term for one (1) additional fiscal year for a revised term of February 1, 2016 through June 30, 2022, and add $682,550 of additional services for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $2,702,649.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Lakemary Center, located in Paola, Kansas, is a 65-bed Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) licensed by the State of Kansas to provide educational and psychiatric treatment for children aged 6-21 years with dual diagnoses of intellectual and /or developmental disabilities and psychiatric disorders, including Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Lakemary Center provides tailored services for children with deficits in a variety of adaptive functioning areas, including communication, self-care, functional academics, social skills, leisure skills, and community use skills. Behavioral presentations addressed include high levels of aggression, self-injury, elopement, property destruction, and other high-risk behaviors. This Amendment No. 6 extends the term of the Agreement for one additional fiscal year to provide extensive psychiatric service and residential treatment that aligns with the anticipated level of care need of the clients placed at this facility.
This Agreement contains the County's standard 30-day "no cause" provision (Section IV, B) and an additional defunding provision (Section IV, D...
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