HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01172006 - C.42 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director , %'•; Contra
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator s Costa
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DATE: January 4, 2006 y
SUBJECT: Approval of Approval of Novation Contract#74-070-6 with FamiliesFirst, 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, Novation Contract #74-0701-6 with FamiliesFirst, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to
exceed $295,378, to provide an intensive day treatment program for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED)
adolescents, for the period from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006. This Contract includes a six-month
automatic extension through December 31, 2006, in an amount not to exceed$147,689.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is 25% funded by Federal Medi-Cal, 25% by State EPSDT and 50% by Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act(IDEA)/Si 90 Funds.
Contractor will bill Medi-Cal through the current County system under the Rehabilitation Option for all eligible
services, and the Federal Financial Participation will accrue to the County.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
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This SB 90 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". The expected outcomes include all goals identified by
Children's Statewide System of Care guidelines including increasing and maintaining school attendance as
measured by school records; 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; decreased used of acute care system; and placement at discharge to a lower level of
care,
BACKGROUND/REASON(S)FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population in that it provides mental health day treatment for
wards of the court to reduce the need for hospitalization.
On July 20, 2004, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract#74-070-5 with Familiesfirst, Inc., for the period
from July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005, (which included a six-month automatic extension through
December 31, 2005) to provide an intensive day treatment program for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed
(SED) adolescents.
Approval of Contract #74-070-6 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and allows the
Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2006.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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SIGNATURE (S):
ACTION OF BOARD OV I I JQ(16)�Doi fo APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
p I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT / oC/M) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:I OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED �/ I
JOHN SWEETEN,CLEVK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person: Donna Wigand,L.C.S.W. 957-5111
CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts)
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