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Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment 2 to Agreement for Services 3524 with New Morning Youth and Family Services, Inc., for the provision of Specialty Mental Health Services for children and young adults, which increases the maximum obligation by $150,069, for a new maximum obligation of $600,239 with a retroactive effective date of November 1, 2020, with no other changes to the agreement terms;
2) Make findings in accordance with County Ordinance 3.13.030 that it is appropriate to contract with New Morning Youth and Family Services for services provided under this Agreement 3524 because (B) “Specialty skills and qualifications not expressly identified in County classifications are involved in the performance of the work”; and
3) Authorize the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute further documents relating to Agreement for Services 3524, including amendments which do not increase the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement, and contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: Federal/State Medi-Cal, Realignment and MHSA.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
On December 4, 2018, the Board approved Agreement #3524 with New Morning Youth and Family Services (NMYFS) for the provision of Specialty Mental Health Services for children and young adults (File ID 18-1778, Agenda No. 12).
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On April 21, 2020, the Board approved Resolution 075-2020 delegating authority to the Director of the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) to execute amendments to specified Behavioral Health Service Provider Agreements to temporarily alleviate cash-flow issues that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic (File ID 20-0291, Agenda No. 33).
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On June 9, 2020, the Director of HHSA signed Amendment 1 to Agreement #3524 with NMYFS so that HHSA could provide retroactive average monthly payments to the provider, to be terminated by HHSA at the end of the COVID-19 emergency.
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