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C.106

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 10, 2012

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Costa

County

Subject:

Novation Contract #74–058–16 with Seneca Family of Agencies

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/10/2012

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor

Contact:	Cynthia Belon, 957-5201
cc:	A Down D Gary

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: January 10, 2012
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74–058–16 with Seneca Family of Agencies, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $665,000, to provide intensive crisis stabilization services to youth through the Mobile Crisis Response Teams 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 $332,500.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 40% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 40% by State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT), 11% by County Mental Health Realignment and 9% by school districts of students receiving services. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing intensive crisis stabilization services to Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children and adolescents (and their families) in high-risk situations, to reduce the need for psychiatric hospitalization.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On January 18, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #74–058–13 (as amended by Amendment Agreements #74-058-14 and #74-058-15) with Seneca Residential and Day Treatment Center for Children (now known as Seneca Family of Agencies), for the period from January 1, 2011 through June 30, 2011, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2011, for the provision of intensive crises stabilization services to youth through the Mobile Crisis Response Teams.

Approval of Contract #74–058–16 will replace the automatic extension under the prior contract and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2012.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, SED children and adolescents will have access reduced to intensive crisis stabilization services as the County solicits and engages an alternate contractor potentially resulting in the need for higher levels of care including hospitalization.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This EPSDT program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready For and Succeeding in School”; “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).