HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06242014 - C.67RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
Amendment Agreement #74-332-10 with Youth Homes Incorporated, a non-profit corporation, effective June 1,
2014, to amend Novation Contract #74-322-9, to increase the payment limit by $100,000, from $3,028,466 to a new
payment limit of $3,128,466, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, and to
increase the automatic extension payment limit by $50,000, from $1,514,233 to a new payment limit of $1,564,233,
with no change in the term of the automatic extension, through December 31, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This amendment is funded 50% by Federal Financial Participation and 50% by Mental Health Realignment. (No rate
increase)
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/24/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYES 5 NOES ____
ABSENT ____ ABSTAIN ____
RECUSE ____
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: June 24, 2014
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: A Down, C Rucker
C. 67
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:June 24, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment #74-322-10 with Youth Homes Incorporated
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing therapeutic behavioral services residential
day treatment to Medi-Cal eligible, Severely Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children and their families.
On October 15, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74-322-9 with Youth Homes
Incorporated for the period from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014, which included a six-month automatic
extension through December 31, 2014, for the provision of residential day treatment and therapeutic behavioral
services to SED children and their families.
At the time of negotiations, the payment limit was based on target levels of utilization. Actual usage has exceeded
these projections.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #74-322-10 will allow the Contractor to provide additional residential
treatment services through June 30, 2014.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, Contractor will not provide additional intensive specialty mental health services to
County referred Clients resulting in reduced service levels to the community.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This Contract 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) and
placement at discharge to a lower level of care.