HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06192001 - C.92 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director `_ Contra
By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator
June 6, 2001 Costa
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DATE: --- J County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract #74-041-2 with
We Care Society (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, Contract #74-041-2 with We Care Society (dba Barbara
Milliff Center) in an amount not to exceed $50, 000, to provide Therapeutic Behavioral
Services to County referred clients ages 0-21 years of age, for the period from July 'l,
2001 through June 30, 2002 .
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 51.5 % by Federal FFP Medi-Cal Funds and 48.5% by State EPSDT
funds.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
This Contract 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 school attendance as measured by school records,
increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and
Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS) , increase in family satisfaction - as
measured by the Parent Satisfaction Survey, decreased use of acute care system, 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, Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Supplemental 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.
On June 20, 2000, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-041-1 with We Care Society
(dba Barbara Milliff Center) for the provision of Therapeutic Behavioral Services for the
period from July 1, 2000 through June 30, 2001. Approval of Contract #74-041-2 will allow
the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2002 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Y SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COU Y ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
_&o�-_APPROVE _OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT) 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 1"i a W
JOHN S ETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person: Donna Wigand, L.C.S.W. 313-6411
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