HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11152011 - C.47RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf
of the County, Novation Contract #74–370–3 with Milhous Children’s Services, Inc., a
non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $256,752, to provide Therapeutic
Behavioral Services (TBS) 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 $128,376.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 50% by Federal Financial Participation (FFP) Medi-Cal and 50% by
State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT). (No rate increase)
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: 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: A Down, A Down
C.47
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:November 15, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract #74–370–3 with Milhous Children’s Services, 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 January 11, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74–370-2
with Milhous Children’s Services, Inc. for the period from July 1, 2010 through June 30,
2011, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2011, for the
provision of TBS to County referred-clients at its facility in Nevada City.
Approval of Novation Contract #74–370–3 replaces the automatic extension under the prior
Contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2012.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, children who participate in the EPSDT Supplemental
Specialty Mental Health services will not receive mandated TBS services from this
contractor, and may require services at higher levels of placement.
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).