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C.147

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	June 9, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #24-133-65 with La Cheim School, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/09/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Cynthia Belon, 957-5201
cc:	A Floyd C Rucker

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: June 9, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #24-133-65 with La Cheim School, Inc., a non-profit corporation, effective May 1, 2015, to amend Novation Contract #24-133-64), to increase the payment limit by $213,692, from $2,065,000 to a new payment limit of $2,278,692, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, and to increase the automatic extension payment limit by $100,000, from $932,500 to a new payment limit of $1,032,500, with no change in the term of the automatic extension, through December 31, 2015.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This amendment is funded 50% by Federal Financial Participation and 50% County Realignment. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing a half-day intensive day treatment, mental health services and medication support in a residential treatment setting for seriously emotionally disturbed (SED) youth, ages twelve through seventeen years, who are eligible for services according to the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or who are wards or dependents of Contra Costa County Juvenile Court. Contractor also provides therapeutic behavioral services to County-referred children. On December 2, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-133-64 with La Cheim School, Inc., for the period July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2015, for the provision of residential-, school- and community-based mental health services and TBS. At the time of negotiations the payment limit was based on target levels of utilization. Actual usage has exceeded these target levels. Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-133-65 will allow the Contractor to provide additional children’s specialty mental health services through June 30, 2015.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, there will be fewer treatment options for wards of the Contra Costa County Juvenile Court, and County’s Severely Emotionally Disturbed (SED) clients in West Contra Costa County as the County solicits and engages an alternate contractor. This may result in delays in the provisions of these treatment services as required by the Federal IDEA Act.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable.

CLERK'S ADDENDUM

Corrected to read: Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #24-133-65 with La Cheim School, Inc., a non-profit corporation, effective May 1, 2015, to amend Novation Contract #24-133-64), to increase the payment limit by $213,692, from $2,065,000 to a new payment limit of $2,278,692, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, and to increase the automatic extension payment limit by $100,000, from $932,500 to a new payment limit of ~~$2,278,692~~ $1,032,500, with no change in the term of the automatic extension, through December 31, 2015.