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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
DATE: October 15, 2008 ' '� County
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SUBJECT: Approval of Novation Contract#74-317-1 with Alternative Family Services, Inc.
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#74-317-1 with Alternative Family Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed
$384,562, to provide Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) services to Seriously Emotionally Disturbed
(SED) youth and their families, for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009. This Contract includes a six-
month automatic extension through December 31,2009, in an amount not to exceed$192,281.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 40% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 35% by State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and
Treatment (EPSDT), 20% by Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA/SB 90), and 5% by Mental Health
Realignment.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This MTFC program supports the following Board of Supervisors' community outcomes: "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).
BACKGROUND/REASON(S)FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population in that it provides MTFC services to SED youth who are
in foster care or in Intensive Treatment Foster Care homes, and their families, including mental health services,
medication support, and crisis intervention.
On January 15, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-317 with Alternative Family Services, Inc., for
the period from December 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, with a six-month automatic extension through December 31,
2008, for the provision of a day treatment program for SED adolescents.
Approval of Novation Contract #74-317-1 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and allows the
Contractor to continue providing MTFC services to SED youth through June 30, 2009.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
'RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED )C OTHER
VOTE OF 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:
Contact Person: Donna Wigand d 957-5111 ATTESTED IJC�eywc( a
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