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Approve and authorize the Director of Health or Assistant Director of Health to execute a no-extension Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-14199 with The Devereux Foundation, Inc. dba Devereux Florida to add $490,744 of additional services, for a revised total Agreement amount of $1,009,581, for the same term of December 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021.
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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 a no-extension Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-14199 with The Devereux Foundation, Inc. dba Devereux Florida to add $490,744 of additional services, for a revised total Agreement amount of $1,009,581, for the same term of December 1, 2018 through June 30, 2021.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Devereux Florida is a residential facility located in Orlando, Florida that offers a professional therapeutic environment for children and adolescents facing significant emotional, behavioral and intellectual/developmental challenges, and are experiencing significant difficulty functioning in their homes, communities and schools. The facility provides 24-hour supervision and mental health treatment interventions including, but not limited to, behavioral interventions, Assessment, Individual Therapy, and Group Therapy. This Amendment No. 1 is retroactive to January 21, 2019 due to an emergency placement of a Monterey County youth in accordance to the youth's Individual Treatment Plan (IEP).
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 and/or termination of funding.
This work supports the following Monterey County Health Department 2018-2022 Strategic Plan initiative: 3) Ensure access to culturally and linguistically appropriate, cust...
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