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FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director d; `` Contra
By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: November 28, 2001
County
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SUBJECT:
Approval of Contract #74-145 with S .T.A.R. S . , Inc .
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S) :
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Donna
Wigand) to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #74-145 with
S .T.A.R. S . , Inc . , in an amount not to exceed $161, 820, to 'provide
Therapeutic. Behavioral Services (TBS) to County referred clients ages 0-21
years of age, for the period from September 25, 2001 through June 30, 2002 .
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is 51% Federal FFP Medi-Cal Funded and 49% State EPSDT funded.
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, nurturing" ; and "Communities that are safe and provide a high
quality of life for children and families" . Expected outcomes include all
goals identified by Children' s Statewide System of Care guidelines including
an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the
Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) ; an increase in
family satisfaction - as measured by the Parent Satisfaction .Survey; and
placement at discharge to a lower level of care .
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S) :
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 Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS.) to children ages 0-21 years
of age, who participate in the Early and Periodic, Diagnosis, and Treatment
(EPSDT) Specialty Mental Health services . This program will provide
services to eligible Medi-Cal beneficiaries under 21 years of age who meet
the Mental Health Plan medical necessity criteria, who are members of the
certified class and who meet the criteria for needing these services .
Under Contract #74-145, S .T.A.R. S . , Inc . , will provide TBS services through
June 30 , 2002 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Y S SIGNATURE
-RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
✓APPROVE _OTHER
SIGNATURES
ACTION OF BOARDI U APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
n I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT/ IA AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person:Donna Wigand, L.C.S.W. 313-6411
CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts)
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