To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment #24-133-81 with La Cheim School, Inc.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract Amendment Agreement #24-133-81 with La Cheim School, Inc., a non-profit corporation, effective October 1, 2023, to amend Contract #24-133-80, to decrease the payment limit by $3,004,303, from $6,377,168 to a new payment limit of $3,372,865, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This amendment will decrease the budget of expenditures by $3,004,303 and is funded 100% by Federal Medi-Cal. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing school-based services and a residential treatment program which includes mental health services, case management, crisis intervention, medication support and Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) youth ages 8-21 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 TBS to County-referred children.
On June 27, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-133-80 with La Cheim School, Inc., to provide school-based services and a residential treatment program which includes mental health services, case management, crisis intervention, medication support and TBS for SED youth ages 8-21, for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
It is necessary to execute an amendment to decrease the payment limit of the original contract due to the CalAIM payment reform and changes to the billing process which resulted in reanalyzing the contract payment limit.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agr...
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