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Health Services Department, Mental Health Division, recommending Chairman be authorized to sign Agreement 680-S0911 with Summitview Child Treatment Center, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $550,000 for the term July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 to provide specialty mental health services for seriously emotionally disturbed minors on an “as requested” basis for said Department.
FUNDING: Medi-Cal/EPSDT, SB163, AB 3632, and Realignment.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $550,000
Funding
Budgeted $550,000
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $550,000
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: The not-to-exceed amount of this Agreement is $550,000. There is no Net County Cost associated with this Agreement.
Reason for Recommendation: Summitview Child Treatment Center, Inc. has been providing specialty mental health services to County youth for over six years. Summitview offers a unique set of clinical services, not all available at the mental health clinics operated by the County Health Services Department's Mental Health Division (MHD). Prior to referral of a youth to Summitview, MHD assesses the child to determine if specialty mental health services are medically necessary, and in cooperation with the parents or guardians, determines what specific services are required. Summitview is well equipped to serve youth requiring a complex array of services, including after hours and weekend services, when necessary. The services requested by MHD from Summitview are intended to keep youth out of higher and far more expensive levels of care.
The Purchasing Agent has determined that it is appropriate to dispense with any competitive selection process for services performed by Summitview Child Treatment Center, Inc. as the Department contracts with multiple local area firms to provide similar services to its clients on an "as needed" bas...
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