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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10042006 - C.76 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ( vjI - Contra FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Costa o. By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator " DATE: October 4, 2006 "� - County SUB7ECT: Approval of Novation Contract #24-308-33 with Early Childhood Mental Health Program , 7 SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute on behalf of the County,Novation Contract#24-308-33 with Early Childhood Mental Health Program, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed$1,029,000,to provide specialized mental health services to children and their families in West County for the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2007, in an amount not to exceed $514,500. FISCAL IMPACT: This Contract is funded 50% by Federal Medi-Cal, 48% State Early and Periodic, Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment Program(EPSDT), and 2%Mental Health Realignment. 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, 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)and decreased use of acute care system. BACKGROUND/REASON(S)FOR RECOMMENDATION(S): This Contract meets the social needs of County's population in that it provides child-family team facilitators and other wraparound services to families of children with serious emotional and behavioral disturbances; facilitates multi-agency collaborative service delivery; and minimizes the need for crisis services and involvement with the Juvenile Justice System. On December 6, 2005, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-308-32 with Early Childhood Mental Health Program for the period from July 1, 2005 through June 30, 2006, with a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2006, for the provision of specialized mental health services to children and their families. Approval of Novation Contract #24-308-33 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract, and allows the Contractor to continue to provide services June 30, 2007. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: u- /e ✓RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER r SIGNATURES : ACTION OF BOAR N APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED— OTHER VOTOF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ABSENT: ABSTAIN: -7 j ATTESTED /7 _aia� Wigand,L.C.S.W. 957-5111 JOHN CULLEVISOR , CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Contact Person: Donna Wi g ( ) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) Auditor Controller O Risk Management BY DEPUTY Contractor