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HomeMy WebLinkAbout012516_ca06615 Sheridan Street Port Townsend, WA 98368 www.JeffersonCounfyPublicHealth.org Public alth Consent Agenda January 11, 2016 JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO:. FROM: DATE: SUBJECT: AGENDA REQUEST Board of County Commissioners Philip Morley, County Administrator Jean Baldwin, Director Anna McFnery 1 Agenda Item — Contract Agreement Amendment 1— Safe Harbor Recovery Center for Alcohol and Substance Abuse treatment services; January 1, 2015 — December 31, 2016; $98,585.00 STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Jefferson County Public Health, as the fund manager of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse sales tax treatment funds, requests Board approval of the Contract Agreement Amendment 1 for Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment with Safe Harbor Recovery Center; January 1, 2015 — December 31, 2016; $98,585.00 ANALYSIS I STRATEGIC GOALS PRO'S and CON'S: This is a one year contract between JCPH and Safe Harbor recovery Center (SHRC) to provide alcohol and substance abuse treatment to Jefferson County residents impacted by mental health/substance abuse issues. SHRC will work collaboratively with local mental health courts and substance abuse treatment agencies to identify and treat clients with co-occurring disorders; will work with social services and other agencies, as needed, to serve dually served families; will include Mental Health Court service hours in hours billed under CODIT and Drug Court, to be tracked separately; will provide individual and group therapy; will attend and report to the Mental Health Substance Abuse sales Tax Advisory Committee twice in the contract period. FISCAL IMPACT COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS:.. This is sales tax revenue raised by the County in the 1/10 of 1% Fund and is allocated by the BOCC with advice from the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Sales Tax Advisory Committee. The contract provides for renegotiation and/or termination if the sales tax revenue decreases or is withdrawn. Community Health Developmental Disabilities 360-385-9400 360-385-9401 (f) Environmental Health Water Quality 360-385-9444 (f) 360-379-4487 RECOMMENDATION: JCPH management request approval of the Contract Agreement Amendment 1 for alcohol and substance abuse treatment with Safe Harbor Recovery Center; January 1, 2015 — December 31, 2016; $98,585.00 Nerl.:� � iti ey, Co i � Admini trat& Date CONTRACT AMENDMENT #1 By and Between Jefferson County And Safe Harbor Recovery Center For Mental Health (MH) & Chemical Dependency (CD) Treatment WHEREAS, Safe Harbor Recovery Center (Contractor) and Jefferson County (County) entered into an agreement on January 1, 2015 for Professional Services in connection with mental health services to individuals impacted by mental health/substance abuse issues in Jefferson County, Washington. WHEREAS, the parties desire to amend the terms of that agreement. IT IS AGREED BETWEEN BOTH PARTIES AS NAMED HEREIN AS FOLLOWS: 1. The term of the above referenced agreement ends December 31, 2016. 2. Safe Harbor Recovery Center will continue to provide treatment services to citizens seeking substance abuse treatment for those who have co-occurring Mental Health disorder as stated in Exhibit A- Statement of Work, Exhibit B -Fee Schedule and Attachment A -Match Policy in order to increase Safe Harbor's ability to quickly address the treatment needs of its participants. 3. This amendment adds $98,585 in funding to be used specifically for case management services and incentives directly related to the positive progress of program participants. 4. This contract shall not exceed $197,170 without express written amendment signed by both parties. 5. All other terms and conditions of the agreement will remain the same. Dated this day of 12016. By: Kathleen Kler, Chair Jefferson Board of County Commissioners LU (Contractor) Safe Harbor Recovery Center, Amendment # 1 2016 roveld aisform o ly a ersoo Co. rosec��iPA David Alvarez, Chie Exhibit A Statement of Work The Safe Harbor Recovery Center agency as a contracted provider, agrees to: Clinical and care management treatment services for additional Jefferson County citizens unable to be seen in other revenue sources. 2. All employees or subcontractors of the Contractor undertaking the performance of mental health/substance abuse services under this agreement are required to be professionally licensed or certified by the State. 3. Background checks are required for all employees to be repeated for every employee every 3 years. The names of licensed therapists will be given to the County. 4. Work collaboratively with local mental health courts and substance abuse treatment agencies to identify and treat clients with co-occurring disorders. 5. Provide UA for co-occurring disorder clients. 6. Provide crisis interventions. 7. Run groups as appropriate. 8. Work with social services or other agencies as needed for dually served families with mental health or chemical dependency issues. 9. Maintain a secure records system guaranteeing the confidentiality of PHI pursuant to HIPPA. 10. Bill other sources of revenue whenever they exist. Document what percent of clients are covered by other sources of revenue. 11. Include Mental Health Court service hours in those billed under CODIT and Drug Court, which must be tracked separately. Safe Harbor Recovery Center, Amendment # 1 2016 12. Monthly report on client utilization, referrals, outcomes as specified by JCPH. 13. Hire Chemical Dependency Licensed professionals and maintain training and education needs for those billing on this contract. 14. Group or individual therapy, or a combination of the two, of a specified duration using a. Evidence -based models of treatment. Applicant will identify the number of clients seen, b. how often each week, and the number of hours per week and per month for treatment c. enrollment, Also, identify the after care plan weekly and monthly. 15. Participate in 2015 discussions on MH therapeutic court staffing for treatment and case management. 16. Assure chemical dependency, mental health and/or COD assessment treatment plan development and review, documentation of client progress (group and individual session notes), and aftercare planning and monitoring are documented and maintained for at least five years or following WA state statutes . 17. Referral for mental health medication and monitoring as needed. 18. Services are available throughout the county. 19. Preparation of progress reports if needed, e.g. to court. 20. Agency oversight regarding record keeping, data collection, legal and ethical issues and standards of care are updated and meet State of Washington standards. 21. Opportunities for regular clinical supervision and psychiatric consultation are available for staff on a regular basis. 22. Collection and preparation of service data for evaluation purposes, and reporting to JCPH monthly with the invoice. Use forms supplied by JCPH for data. 23. Attend and report to the Mental Health Substance Abuse Sales Tax Advisory Committee twice during the duration of this contract period at regularly scheduled meetings with progress evaluation reports. Safe Harbor Recovery Center, Amendment # 1 2016 Exhibit B Fee Schedule Chemical Dependency Professional @ $25.00/hour Accountant @ $23.00/hour Clerical/data entry @$21.00/hour Supervision/Program Management @ $50.00/hour UA for CODIT clients monthly, based on Agency Memo Not to exceed $197,170 in completion of services for the duration of this signed contract amendment. Safe Harbor Recovery Center, Amendment # 1 2016 Jefferson Coun MH/CD Treatment Tax Funding- MATCH POLICY On October 14, 2013 Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) adopted the following language in the allocation of the Mental Health Chemical Dependency treatment dollars. Agencies may not use Jefferson County mental health county/ chemical dependency treatment tax funds for match, without prior authorization of their match formula and allocation use, approved by the Jefferson County Administrator and fiscal team. The match may not be used without written permission. Definitions: Match: is a requirement for the grantee to provide contributions of a specified amount or percentage to match funds provided by another grantor. Matching can be in the form of cash or in-kind contributions. Auditors Objective: To determine whether the match amount or percentage of contributions from JC is an allowable source of funding and that the vendor has an accurate accounting system to track the match. Regulations: The specific requirements for matching funds are unique to each federal or state program. The A-102 Common Rule provides criteria for acceptable costs and contributions in regard to match. Jefferson County Policy: In 2005, the Washington State Legislature created an option for counties to raise the local sales tax by 0.1 percent, (the 1 / 10th of 1 % sales tax initiative) to augment state funding for mental health and chemical dependency treatment. Jefferson County collects and distributes the Mental Health/Chemical Dependency (MH/CD) tax. Services purchased by the County are allocated through a formal Request for Proposal (RFP) process, review and contracting; staffed by Jefferson County Public Health, overseen by Jefferson County Mental Health Substance Abuse Fund Advisory Committee and adopted by the Board of County Commissioners, (BOCC). The BOCC does not assume any fiscal responsibility/liability for any of the vendors they contract for services with. Services leveraged by a vendor using MII/CD tax as match have no oversight or agency relationship to Jefferson County; funding cannot be used without prior authorization of the vendor's match formula and allocation by the Jefferson County Administrator and fiscal team. Following state, federal and local guidelines for match is the responsibility of the vendor. Jefferson County will follow all administrative policies in authorizing that use. If a vendor is disallowed the use of Safe Harbor Recovery Center, Amendment # 1 2016 funds for match according to the State of Washington or the federal government, Jefferson County funds will not be available as matching funds. For example, if a vendor provides Title XIX Medicaid services (the Policy 19.50.02 or 42CFR 430.30) they will not be allowed the use of match without actually billing Medicaid for the services at the same time. If no Medicaid billing exists, the match cannot be applied. The County shall verify that the local entity's financial reporting system tracks matching funds at a level to support the use of funds; that meets the level of documentation required by federal or state statutes. The verification and application process for Match use within the County will include the following steps: 1. DSHS requires contractors to complete and submit a "Local Match Certification" form (DSHS 06-155) or a form that has equivalent data elements prior to any agreement for DSHS services. The County must review a copy of this application and form prior to granting match authorization of MH/CD funds for Match and at each monthly billing. 2. Submit the current administrative policy within WA State regulating your services and the use of local match. 3. Submit to the County your last financial audit showing your use of match, County funds and tracking systems. 4. Submit to the County the terms of the agreement to ascertain the MH/CD allocation is an allowable source of match. 5. The County Administrator will authorize or deny the use of match in writing within 30 days of the application. Safe Harbor Recovery Center, Amendment #11 2016