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MEMORANDUM
TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Todd Metcalf
Interim Behavioral Health Director
DATE: March 21, 2017
SUBJECT: Approve the First Amendment to the Agreement between the County of Lake and North Valley Behavioral Health, LLC. for Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Services for Fiscal Year 2016-17 in the amount of $300,000 and authorize the Board Chair to sign the Amendment.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Attached, for your approval, is the First Amendment to the Agreement between the County of Lake and North Valley Behavioral Health, LLC. for Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Services for Fiscal Year 2016-17.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION: North Valley Behavioral Health, LLC. provides emergency inpatient psychiatric services to clients referred by Lake County Behavioral Health who require emergency inpatient psychiatric interventions to treat a psychiatric crisis or other acute mental health problem. These services are available in a 24-hour care, non-hospital setting to referred adults in order to focus on a program of prompt intervention, assessment, and stabilization of the individual’s psychiatric crisis/episode either voluntarily or involuntarily.
Due to increased utilization, Lake County Behavioral Health is requesting an increase of $100,000 for a new contract maximum of $300,000.
FISCAL IMPACT: __ None X_Budgeted __Non-Budgeted
Original Contract Amount: $200,000
Increase in Contract Amount: $100,000
New Contract Amount (With Amendment): $300,000
Additional Requested: N/A
Annual Cost (if planned for future years): N/A
FISCAL IMPACT (Narrative): Due to increased utilization, Lake County Behavioral Health is requesting approval of the First Amendment to the Agreement for an increase in the total maximum payable under the Agreement in the amount of $100,000 for a new contract maximum of $300,000. The funds for this increase will be re-allocated from unobligated funds available under Mental Health Rehabilitation Centers (MHRC) which is in the same object code.
STAFFING IMPACT (if applicable): N/A
Recommended Action
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve the First Amendment to the Agreement between the County of Lake and North Valley Behavioral Health, LLC. for Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Services for Fiscal Year 2016-17 for an increase of $100,000 for a new contract maximum of $300,000 and authorize the Board Chair to sign the Amendment.