RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74–119–11 with Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $109,440, to provide a day treatment program for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) adolescents, for the period from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $54,720.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by County subsidy. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by it providing intensive and rehabilitative day treatment programs, including medication support and mental health services, for wards of the court, to reduce the need for hospitalization.
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