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Health Services Department, Mental Health Division, recommending Chairman be authorized to sign Agreement 676-S0911 with Sacramento Children's Home in the amount of $100,000 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: Funding is provided by Medi-Cal/EPSDT, AB 3632, and Realignment, as determined by the funding sources available and appropriate for each youth placed in this facility.
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BUDGET SUMMARY: |
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Total Estimated Cost |
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$100,000 |
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Funding |
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Budgeted |
$100,000 |
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New Funding |
$ |
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Savings |
$ |
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Other |
$ |
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Total Funding Available |
$100,000 |
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Change To Net County Cost |
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$0 |
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: The not-to-exceed amount of this Agreement is $100,000. There is no Net County Cost associated with this Agreement.
Reason for Recommendation: Sacramento Children's Home is a Level 12 children's group home. The funding for residential services is provided under a separate agreement between the vendor and the Department of Human Services. This contract provides for specialty mental health services to the seriously emotionally disturbed youth placed in this facility.
The County has had children continually placed in this facility since the previous fiscal year and prior to the expiration of the previous contract on June 30, 2009. Department efforts to renew this Agreement began in early Spring of 2009; however, significant revisions were required to sections of the County's standard contract and attachments for these mental health services. Components of the delay were: additional research and communications with County Counsel to ensure correct code references; time to ensure internal review/approval processes were followed; compaction with final year end fiscal processes; and time for contractor to review, sign, and return. Once the signed Agreement was received back from the Contractor in early August, the Department was able to target the item for the September 15th agenda (immediately following the 2-week break in the Board's meeting schedule); however, the item was ultimately authorized to be agendized on September 22nd. Despite challenges and delays in processing this renewal, it was necessary to continue to provide services to children at this facility pending contract approval. Therefore, this agreement is retroactive, covering the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
Action to be taken following Board approval:
1. Chairman to sign two (2) original Agreements.
2. Board Clerk's Office to return one (1) original Agreement to the Health Services Department, Mental Health Division.
3. Mental Health Division to distribute as appropriate.
Contact: Neda West, Health Services Department
Concurrences: This Agreement has been approved by County Counsel and Risk Management and a copy is on file in the Board Clerk's Office.