HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01122010 - C.106RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to execute, on behalf of the
County, Novation Contract #24–133–58 with La Cheim, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed
$280,000, to provide a residential day treatment program and mental health services, 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 $140,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 54% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 34% by State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and
Treatment (EPSDT), and 12% Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA/SB90).
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing a half-day intensive day treatment, mental
health services and medication support in a residential treatment setting for twelve (12) emotionally disturbed youth,
ages twelve through seventeen years, who are AB3632
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/12/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYES 5 NOES ____
ABSENT ____ ABSTAIN ____
RECUSE ____
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: January 12, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc: L Smith, B Borbon
C.106
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:January 12, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract #24–133–58 with La Cheim, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
eligible or who are wards or dependents of Contra Costa County Juvenile Court.
On January 27, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24–133–57 with La Cheim, 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 school-based day treatment and mental health services.
Approval of Novation Contract #24–133–58 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 EPSDT 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) and
placement at discharge to a lower level of care.