RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74-249-6 with Catholic Charities CYO of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $300,000, to provide day treatment services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children at its St. Vincent’s School for Boys for the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $150,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 55% Federal Medi-Cal, 30% State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment, 10% Individuals with Disabilities Education, 5% Mental Health Realignment.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population in that it provides subacute treatment services to SED children to reduce the need for hospitalization.
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