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Health Services Department, Mental Health Division recommending the Board authorize the Chair to sign Agreement 011-S1111 with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. in the amount of $1,025,000 for the term July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2013 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 State Managed Care and Realignment.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $1,025,000
Funding
Budgeted $1,025,000
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $1,025,000
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost: The not-to-exceed amount of this Agreement is $1,025,000 for the three year term. There is no Net County Cost associated with this Agreement.
Compensation for Services: Payments are made to Contractor based upon monthly invoicing at specified billing rates for actual services performed and documented per contract requirements. Services and rates are detailed in Exhibit “B” of the contract.
Contract Termination: This Agreement includes the County’s standard Fiscal Considerations termination language, as well as a provision for the County to terminate the Agreement without cause in seven (7) calendar days upon written notice.
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 nine 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 Divi...
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