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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director Contra
By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator of Costa
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DATE: cK
November 28, 2001 o3}-------- County
SUBJECT:
Approval of Novation Contract #24-836-7 with
We Care Society, Inc . (dba Barbara Milliff Center)
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, Novation Contract #24-836-7 with
We Care Society, Inc . (dba Barbara Milliff Center) in an amount not to
exceed $200, 000, for the period from July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002 , for
the provision of Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
(EPSDT) Program services . This Contract includes a six-month automatic
extension through December 31, 2002 in an amount not to exceed $100, 000 .
FISCAL IMPACT•
This Contract is funded 51 . 35% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal Funds and 48 . 65% by
State EPSDT Funds .
CHILDREN' S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This EPSDT program supports the "Children ready for and succeeding in
school" , the "Children and youth who are healthy and preparing for a
productive adulthood" , and the "Families that are safe, stable and
nurturing" community outcomes . Expected program outcomes include
improvement in social-emotional development, avoidance of out-of-home
placements, reduction of reports involving Children' s Protective Services,
increased family satisfaction, and an increased use of public and community-
base resources.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S) :
This Contract meets the social needs of County' s population in that it
provides in-home, transition, and outpatient mental health services for
Medi-Cal eligible children (birth through age 6) and families in order to
reduce the need for out-of-home placements .
On June 27, 2000, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract
#24-836-6 with We Care Society, Inc . , (dba Barbara Milliff Center) for. the
period from July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001, with a six-month automatic
extension through December 31, 2001 for the provision of Early and Periodic
Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Program services .
Approval of Novation Contract #24-836-7 replaces the six-month automatic
extension under the prior -Contract, and allows the Contractor to continue
providing services through June 30, 2002 . 1
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Y S I G N A T U R
/RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECO ENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Z- APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S .
ACTION OF BOARD \<yi APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
� ,Q I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENTAL v .). 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 7�A- Q,",w 1�,N
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)
Auditor-Controller
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