RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74–317-4 with Alternative Family Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $500,000, to provide Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) services to Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) youth and their families, 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 $250,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded by 62% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 33% by State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT), and 5% by Mental Health Realignment. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
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.
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