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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-12724 with CF Merced Behavioral, LLC dba Merced Behavioral Center for the term of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017 to increase the contract amount by $214,652 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16, and $224,442 for FY 2016-17, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $3,016,682.
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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-12724 with CF Merced Behavioral, LLC dba Merced Behavioral Center for the term of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017 to increase the contract amount by $214,652 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16, and $224,442 for FY 2016-17, for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $3,016,682.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
CF Merced Behavioral, LLC. dba Merced Behavioral Center is an Institute for Mental Disease (IMD) for adults with psychiatric impairments and disabilities that require a locked skilled nursing level of care. Treatment services include an individualized program to meet the specific needs of each client and a structured regimen with individualized services to assist clients in their development of new skills. Approval of this Amendment No. 1 meets the requirements of the State Welfare and Institutions Code of Regulations Titles 9 and 22, and sustains the continuity of care services to seriously mentally ill clients.
This Amendment No. 1 increases the FY 2015-16 contract amount by $214,652 for a total FY 2015-16 amount of $1,073,264, and increases the FY 2016-17 contract amount by $224,442 for a total FY 2016-17 amount of $1,122,211, for a new total Agreement amount not to exceed $3,016,682, for the term of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2017. This increase serves to provide three additional beds per year fo...
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