TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Health and Human Services Agency
MEETING DATE: January 22, 2019
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Tammy Moss Chandler
PHONE:
463-7774
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Jenine Miller
PHONE:
472-2341
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Agreement with Community Care on Palm in the Amount of $169,700 to Provide Mandated Residential Mental Health Treatment, Effective When Agreement Becomes Fully Executed Through June 30, 2019
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve Agreement with Community Care on Palm in the amount of $169,700 to provide mandated residential Mental Health Treatment, effective when Agreement becomes fully executed through June 30, 2019; authorize the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) Director or designee to sign any future amendments that do not increase the annual maximum amount; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Community Care on Palm is a skilled nursing facility in Riverside, CA, that is now accepting Lanterman Petris-Short (LPS) placements. Mendocino County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) is mandated to provide residential mental health treatment to LPS clients and is always in need of additional beds in qualified facilities. Current contracts between the County and other providers for similar services are limited in bed availability and BHRS plans to use Community Care on Palm as a new source.
Community Care on Palm will provide mandated residential mental health treatment services to BHRS LPS clients including supervision, rehabilitation, skill-building, medical, nursing, nutrition, social, pharmaceutical, laboratory, and psychiatric services in a secure mental health setting.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION/MOTION:
Return to staff for alternative handling.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
SOURCE OF FUNDING: 4050
BUDGETED ...
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