RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #74–220–11 with Seneca Family of Agencies, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,962,804, to provide school and community based mental health services for seriously emotionally disturbed students in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District 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 $1,481,402.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 20% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 20% by State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT), and 60% by the Mount Diablo Unified School District. (No rate increase)
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, County’s SED clients within the MDUSD may not receive the treatment services required under the Federal IDEA Act, and may require treatment at higher levels of service.
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