Title
Authorize the Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 2 to the multi-year (FY 2014-16) Mental Health Services Agreement A-12492 with ODD-Fellow Rebekah Children’s Home of California to reallocate the Day Treatment Intensive units of service and funding to Mental Health Services, Medication Support, Crisis Intervention, and Case Management and to increase Program 3 Wraparound Services’ rate and funding for FY 2015-16 from $2,064,806 to $2,118,987 (an increase of $54,181) for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $5,764,479.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 2 to the multi-year (FY 2014-16) Mental Health Services Agreement A-12492 with ODD-Fellow Rebekah Children’s Home of California to reallocate the Day Treatment Intensive units of service and funding to Mental Health Services, Medication Support, Crisis Intervention, and Case Management and to increase Program 3 Wraparound Services’ rate and funding for FY 2015-16 from $2,064,806 to $2,118,987 (an increase of $54,181) for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $5,764,479.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
ODD-Fellow Rebekah Children’s Home of California provides Mental Health Services, Medication Support, Crisis Intervention, and Case Management, Group Home RCL 14 Board and Care, Residential Treatment Services, and Wraparound Services to Monterey County Medi-Cal eligible youth in accordance with the client's individual education plan and other identified needs. ODD-Fellow Rebekah Children’s Home of California provides services to those who require the highest level of residential care. The goals for the services provided are to reduce inappropriate behavioral and/or psychiatric symptoms to a level of care whereby the youth can return home or move to a lower level of care.
This Agreement contains the County’s standard 30-day “no cause” provision (Section IV.B) and an additional defunding provision (Section IV.D), which provides the County the ability to amend or terminate the Agreement in the event of a reduction or termination of funding.
This Work supports the Monterey County Health Department 2011-2015 Strategic Plan initiative: 1) Empower the community to improve health through programs, policies, and activities. It also supports one of the ten essential public health services, specifically: 7) Link people to needed personal health services and assure the provisions of health care when otherwise unavailable.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Auditor-Controller and County Counsel have reviewed and approved Amendment No. 2 to Agreement A-12492 as to fiscal provisions and legal form respectively. This Amendment No. 2 to Agreement A-12492 is on file with the Clerk of the Board.
FINANCING:
Amendment No. 2 to Agreement A-12492 is funded by Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (25%), Federal Financial Participation (30%), Realignment (5%), and Special Education Local Plan Area (SELPA) (40%) funds that pay for children who are placed through the Individual Education Plan (IEP). The funds for this Amendment No. 2 to Agreement A-12492 FY 2015-16 ($2,118,987) are included in the Health Department’s Behavioral Health (HEA012, Unit 8410) FY 2015-16 Adopted Budget.
Prepared by: Pat Bass, Management Analyst, 4538
Approved by: Ray Bullick, Director of Health, 4526
Attachment:
Amendment No 2 to A-12492 is on file with the Clerk of the Board
Amendment No 1 to A-12492 is on file with the Clerk of the Board
Agreement A-12492 is on file with the Clerk of the Board