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Health Services Department, Mental Health Division, recommending Chairman be authorized to sign retroactive Agreement 844-S0911 with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. in the amount of $480,000 for the term of July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 to provide a long-term, 24-hour special treatment program for mentally ill adults on an “as requested” basis for said Department.
FUNDING: Funding is provided by Medi-Cal, State Managed Care, and Realignment.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $480,000
Funding
Budgeted $480,000
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $480,000
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: The not-to-exceed amount of this Agreement is $480,000. There is no Net County Cost associated with this Agreement.
Reason for Recommendation: Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. has been providing long-term, 24-hour care and treatment to seriously mentally ill County adults (18 and older) for over eight years. Crestwood has a number of locations throughout northern California offering various types and levels of care, based on the client's needs.
Most clients placed in Crestwood facilities have been found by the courts to be gravely disabled due to a mental disorder and placed on an LPS Conservatorship. When it is necessary to place clients in a Crestwood treatment facility, the Health Services Department's Mental Health Division is financially responsible for the placement and mental health treatment costs. To meet this need, Crestwood offers a variety of treatment centers providing clinically appropriate services. Rates vary at the different Crestwood facilities; however, even the highest level/highest cost treatment facilities are significantly more cost effective than use of State Hospitals. In recent years, El Dorado County has had no State Hospital placements. The number of placements in Crestwood facilities var...
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