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Approve a second contract amendment with Aldea, Inc. for $490,000 for a total contract amount of $1,400,000 to increase medically necessary outpatient mental health services for children and adolescents under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Medi-Cal Program for the current period through June 30, 2024; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the amendment and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve a second contract amendment with Aldea, Inc. for $490,000 for a total contract amount of $1,400,000 to increase medically necessary outpatient mental health services for children and adolescents under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Medi-Cal Program for the current period through June 30, 2024; and delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the amendment and any subsequent amendments, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
On June 27, 2023, the Board approved a contract with Aldea, Inc. for $910,000 for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 to provide outpatient mental health services for children and adolescents under the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) Medi-Cal Program. The County is required to provide EPSDT mental health services to clients under 21 years of age that are covered under the Medi-Cal program and found to be medically necessary in order to ameliorate and reduce mental health symptoms.
The first contract amendment was executed on February 7, 2024, to update the provider rate costs without impacting the original contract amount. This second amendment represents an incr...
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