Title
Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute a Mental Health Services Agreement with Felton Institute for the provision of prevention and recovery in early psychosis services for a term retroactive to July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and a total Agreement amount not to exceed $1,046,512 for the term of the Agreement.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute a Mental Health Services Agreement with Felton Institute for the provision of prevention and recovery in early psychosis services for a term retroactive to July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, and a total Agreement amount not to exceed $1,046,512 for the term of the Agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION
Felton Institute, formerly Family Service Agency of San Francisco dba Felton Institute, is a non-profit agency providing the (re)MIND program for the provision of prevention and recovery in early psychosis services in Monterey County. The (re)MIND program is an evidence-based treatment that identifies psychosis at the earliest possible point to reduce the impact of psychosis on the individual and their family. (Re)MIND has shown to have dramatic improvement reducing crises, avoiding hospitalizations, improving functional capacity, promoting school/workforce participation, and engaging youth and families.
This Agreement, in its entirety, is being presented to the Board of Supervisors for retroactive approval for several reasons. This Agreement was originally brought to the Board on June 27, 2023, through Delegated Authority because Fiscal Year 2022-23 was the first year in which the Department of Health Care Services implemented the CalAIM Payment Reform, which among other changes, introduced a new billing structure that posed a significant learning curve for certain contractors, notably Felton Institute. The authorized Agreement amount was $723,410, however, there was...
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