DATE: January 10, 2017
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Master Agreement for Multi-Agency Access Program Point Operators
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Master Agreement with Multi-Agency Access Program Point Operators, to provide an integrated screening process linking individuals and families facing behavioral, social, health and other related challenges to supportive services, effective upon execution through June 30, 2019, with an option for two additional one-year terms, total not to exceed $7,500,000.
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, to add and/or delete service provider(s) to the Master Agreement, as necessary.
3. Authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, to modify services and budget line items greater than ten percent within budgets without exceeding the annual contract maximum.
4. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY 2016-17 appropriations in the Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Org 1052 in the amount of $1,500,000 (4/5 vote).
5. Adopt Budget Resolution increasing the FY 2016-17 appropriations and estimated revenues in the Behavioral Health Org 5630 in the amount of $1,500,000 (4/5 vote).
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will allow the County to provide Multi-Agency Access Program (MAP) services operated by approved service providers as identified on Attachment A, Table 1. The services include providing screening to identify individual needs and challenges, developing a service or linkage plan to monitor success in navigating to assessments or services identified in the screening, and ensuring a warm hand-off between the individual and supportive service providers.
Approval of the second recommended action will allow the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health to add and/or delete service provider(s) to the Master Agreemen...
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