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Health and Human Services Agency, Mental Health Division, recommending the Board authorize the Chair to sign Amendment II to Agreement 234-S1110 with North Valley Behavioral Health, LLC to provide acute psychiatric inpatient services for mentally disordered adults. This Amendment II extends the term of the Agreement through June 30, 2013 and increases the not-to-exceed amount by $373,000.
FUNDING: Medi-Cal, CMSP and Mental Health Realignment.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $431,000
Funding
Original Agmt $30,000
Amendment I $28,000
Amendment II $373,000
Other $
Total Funding Available $431,000
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: There is no Net County Cost associated with this Agreement. The Mental Health Division (MHD) budgeted sufficient appropriations in contracted/professional services expenditures during FY 2011-12. During the fiscal year, MHD has experienced savings with respect to contracted expenditures and was able to incur the increase in this contract due to decreased spending in other contracts. In the planning of FY 2012-13 budgets, MHD has included sufficient appropriations to provide for this Amendment II.
Background: North Valley Behavioral Health (NVBH) is a non-profit, acute care psychiatric inpatient treatment facility located in Yuba City, California, that is licensed by the State of California Department of Mental Health as a 16-bed psychiatric health facility (PHF). NVBH provides psychiatric services to residents of northern California counties referred for services who are unable to maintain and safely function at home or in the community, contracting directly with counties for said services. The treatment program at NVBH utilizes medical and social rehabilitation models using medication support and social rehabilitation practices designed to meet the needs of the patient in the context of the treatment program.
MHD has documented a significant increase in t...
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