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C. 65

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	August 1, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #24–773–25 with Mountain Valley Child and Family Services, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/01/2017

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Cynthia Belon, 925-957-5201
cc:	L Walker M Wilhelm

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: August 1, 2017
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 #24–773–25 with Mountain Valley Child and Family Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, effective December 1, 2016, to amend Novation Contract #24-773-23, to increase the payment limit by $309,426, from $839,450 to a new payment limit of $1,148,876, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, and to increase the automatic extension payment limit by $154,713, from $419,725 to a new payment limit of $574,438 through December 31, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This amendment will be funded 50% Federal Medi-Cal; 50% Mental Health Realignment (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On September 13, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24–773–22, as amended by Contract Amendment Agreement #24-773-23, with Mountain Valley Child and Family Services, Inc., formerly known as Milhous Children’s Services, Inc., for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2017, for the provision of a day treatment program, Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS), and mental health services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) adolescents and latency-age children.

Mountain Valley Child and Family Services, Inc. has expanded their program to include Contra Costa clients who reside in group homes located in rural communities in the central San Joaquin Valley, as well as, opening a TBS office in Concord to serve clients in Central County. Therefore, services provided by this contractor have increased resulting in higher than anticipated utilization of the original contract.

Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-773-25 will allow the Contractor to provide additional residential day treatment, mental health and TBS for SED adolescents and latency-age children through December 31, 2017.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, there will be fewer placement options for clients that require day treatment services.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This 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).