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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01102012 - C.104RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24–925–19 with Lincoln Child Center, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,293,490, to provide school-based mental health services for severely emotionally disturbed students 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 $1,146,745. FISCAL IMPACT: This Contract is funded 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 by providing therapy, medication support, case management, outreach, and crisis intervention services to elementary aged students in East County in order to reduce the need for out-of-home placements. APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 01/10/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor ABSENT:Gayle B. Uilkema, District II 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: January 10, 2012 David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: June McHuen, Deputy cc: A Down, D Gary C.104 To:Board of Supervisors From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Date:January 10, 2012 Contra Costa County Subject:Novation Contract #24–925–19 with Lincoln Child Center, Inc. BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) On December 7, 2010, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24–925–18 with Lincoln Child Center, 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 school-based mental health services for severely emotionally disturbed students and their families. Approval of Novation Contract #24–925–19 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, over 200 seriously emotionally disturbed students would have access to mental health services in eight East Contra Costa County schools delayed as the County solicited and engaged an alternative contractor. This delay could necessitate higher levels of care for those students. 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).