DATE: August 7, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Master Agreement with Short-Term Residential Treatment Programs and Out-of-State Group Homes for Specialty Mental Health Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a Master Agreement with multiple Short-Term Residential Treatment Programs and out-of-state group homes for the provision of specialty mental health services to clients residing in their program, effective upon execution, not to exceed five consecutive years, which includes a three-year base contract and two option one-year extensions, total not to exceed $4,500,000.
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, to add and/or delete Short-Term Residential Treatment Programs and out-of-state group homes to/from the Master Agreement.
REPORT
Approval for the first recommended action will allow mental health providers within Short-Term Residential Treatment Programs (STRTPs) located in California and group homes located out-of-state to provide specialty mental health services to foster care clients placed in their care. This action also allows for this agreement to supersede in its entirety and render null and void the Agreement between parties identified in County Agreement No. 14-313-1, effective January 1, 2019.
Approval of the second recommended action will allow for the addition/deletion of STRTPs and out-of-state group homes as they become licensed and meet program requirements. This second recommended action also allows for funding reallocation, as necessary, within the master agreement among the existing and/or new agencies to meet service needs, without exceeding the annual contract maximum. The recommended master agreement will be offset by Medi-Cal Federal Financial Participation (FFP) and Mental Health Realignment revenues, with no increase in Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
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