HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01112011 - C.43RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation
Contract #74–317-4 with Alternative Family Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed
$500,000, to provide Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) services to Seriously Emotionally Disturbed
(SED) youth and their families, 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 $250,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded by 62% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 33% by State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis,
and Treatment (EPSDT), and 5% by Mental Health Realignment. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population in that it provides MTFC services to SED youth who are
in foster care or in Intensive Treatment Foster Care homes, and their
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/11/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYES 4 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 11, 2011
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: D Morgan, B Borbon
C. 43
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:January 11, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract #74–317-4 with Alternative Family Services,
Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
families, including mental health services, medication support, and crisis intervention.
On December 1, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74 317-2 (as amended by Contract Amendment
Agreement #74-317-3) with Alternative Family Services, Inc., for the period from December 1, 2009 through June
30, 2010, with a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2010, for the provision of a day treatment
program for SED adolescents.
Approval of Novation Contract #74 317-4 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and allows the
Contractor to continue providing MTFC services to SED youth through June 30, 2011.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, multidimensional treatment foster care services for seriously emotionally disturbed
youth and their families will not be provided.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This 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).