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MEMORANDUM
TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Todd Metcalf
Behavioral Health Administrator
DATE: February 27, 2018
SUBJECT: Approve Amendment 1 to the Agreement between the County of Lake and North Valley Behavioral Health, LLC. for Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Services for Fiscal Year 2017-18 in the amount of $100,000 and authorize the Board Chair to sign the Amendment.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Attached, for your approval, is Amendment 1 to the Agreement between the County of Lake and North Valley Behavioral Health, LLC. for Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Services for Fiscal Year 2017-18.
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 less than anticipated utilization during the current fiscal year, LCBH is requesting a decrease of $100,000 for a new contract maximum of 100,000.
FISCAL IMPACT: __ None _X_Budgeted __Non-Budgeted
Original Contract Amount: $200,000
First Amendment Decrease: $100,000
New Contract Amount: $100,000
FISCAL IMPACT (Narrative): Due to less than anticipated utilization, LCBH is requesting approval of Amendment 1 to the Agreement for a decrease of $100,000 in the total maximum payable under the Agreement for a new contract maximum of $100,000.
The funds from this decrease will be re-allocated to unassigned funds within the same level of care and can then be used for other contracts as necessary.
STAFFING IMPACT (if applicable): N/A
Recommended Action
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve Amendment 1 to the Agreement between the County of Lake and North Valley Behavioral Health, LLC. For Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Services for Fiscal Year 2017-18 for a decrease of $100,000 for a new contract maximum of $100,000 and authorize the Board Chair to sign the Amendment.