HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12012009 - C.76RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to
execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74–051–16 with Family Stress
Center, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $750,000, 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 $375,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 62% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 35% by State Early and Persistent
Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT), and 3% 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: 12/01/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District
II 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: December 1, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc: L Smith, B Borbon
C.76
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 1, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract with Family Stress Center, 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.
On November 18, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74-051-15
with Family Stress Center, Inc., for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009,
which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2009, for the
provision of TBS to County referred-clients.
Approval of Novation Contract #74–051–16 replaces the automatic extension under the
prior Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services 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).