RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of County Novation Contract #24–773–27 with Mountain Valley Child and Family Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $2,484,267 to provide mental health services, case management and Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) youth and dependents for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020, which includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $1,242,133.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded by 50% Federal Medi-Cal, 25% Mental Health Realignment and 25% Employment and Human Services Department. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing mental health treatment for wards of the court to reduce the need for hospitalization.
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