HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08042009 - C.79RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to
execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74–370 with Milhous Children’s Services, Inc.,
a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $166,752, to provide Therapeutic
Behavioral Services (TBS) for the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. This
Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2010 in an
amount not to exceed $83,376.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 50% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 45% by State Early and Persistent
Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT), and 5% by Mental Health Realignment.
BACKGROUND:
The State Department of Mental Health has been working in collaboration with the County’s
Mental Health Division to establish a mandated program to provide TBS to children who
participate in the EPSDT Supplemental Specialty Mental Health services. This program will
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/04/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Donna Wigand
957-5111
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 4, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc: L Smith, B Borbon
C.79
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:August 4, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #74–370 with Milhous Children’s Services, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
provide emergency placement services to eligible Medi-Cal beneficiaries less than 21 years
of age, who meet the medical necessity criteria of their Mental Health Plan, and who have
been discharged from a hospital or have failed in other placements.
Under Contract #74–370, Milhous Children’s Services, Inc. will provide TBS to County
referred-clients at its facility in Nevada City, through June 30, 2010.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This TBS program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes:
“Children Ready For and Succeeding in School”; “Families that are Safe, Stable, and
Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for
Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social
and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional
Assessment Scale (CAFAS).