RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24–925–19 with Lincoln Child Center, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,293,490, to provide school-based mental health services for severely emotionally disturbed students and their families, for the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2012, in an amount not to exceed $1,146,745.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 50% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal and 50% by State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (“EPSDT”). (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing therapy, medication support, case management, outreach, and crisis intervention services to elementary aged students in East County in order to reduce the need for out-of-home placements.
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