HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11152011 - C.46RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf
of the County, Novation Contract #74–317-5 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, 2011 through June 30, 2012. This Contract
includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2012, in an amount not to
exceed $250,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded by 50% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, and 50% by State Early and
Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT). (No 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
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/15/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Contact: CYNTHIA BELON,
957-5201
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: November 15, 2011
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: D Morgan, D Gary
C.46
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:November 15, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract #74–317-5 with Alternative Family Services, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
homes, and their families, including mental health services, medication support, and crisis
intervention.
On January 11, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-317-4 with
Alternative Family Services, Inc., for the period from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011,
with a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2011, for the provision of a
day treatment program for SED adolescents.
Approval of Novation Contract #74-317-5 replaces the automatic extension under the prior
Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing MTFC services to SED youth
through June 30, 2012.
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).