HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12142010 - C.87RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf
of the County, Novation Contract #24–705–55 with We Care Services for Children, a
non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $880,000, to provide mental health
services for high risk, delayed or emotionally disturbed children, for the period from July 1,
2010 through June 30, 2011. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension
through December 31, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $440,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 62% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal Revenue, 36% by State Early and
Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT), and 2% by Mental Health
Realignment. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing a day treatment
program at Contractor’s Barbara Milliff Center in Concord for preschool children with
measurable delays in interpersonal, social/emotional, language and cognitive development
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/14/2010 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
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 14, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: L Smith, B Borbon
C. 87
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 14, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract #24–705–55 with We Care Services for Children
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
or children who are at risk for such delays, including abused, developmentally delayed,
emotionally disturbed and environmentally deprived children who do not meet the criteria
for any categorical funding source for services.
On December 1, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24–705–54
with We Care Services for Children, for the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30,
2010, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2010, for the
provision of mental health services for high risk, delayed or emotionally disturbed children.
Approval of Novation Contract #24–705–55 replaces the automatic extension under the
prior Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30,
2011.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, developmentally delayed preschool children will not receive
the mental health treatment services they need, putting them at risk for needing higher
levels of service.
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).