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Kittitas County
Substance Abuse Treatment Agreement
15-17 Contract Amendment 1
This Agreement is by and between Kittitas County, hereinafter referred to as "County" and MERIT
Resource Services, hereinafter referred to as the "Contractor."
County Contact: Contractor Contact:
Kittitas County Board of David L. Wilson, Director
Commissioners MERIT Resource Services
205 W. 5th Room 110 507 N. Nanum St., Rm. 30
Ellensburg, WA 98926 Ellensburg, WA 98926
(509) 962-7508 (509)925-9821
For purposes of this Agreement, the Contractor is considered a:
IBI Subrecipient D Vendor
Agreement Start Dale : Agreement End Date : Maximum Agreement Amount :
July 1, 2015 March 31, 2016 $219,646 .00
EXHIBITS: The following exhibits are attached and incorporated into this Agreement by reference: o Exhibit A -Awards and Revenues (A&R) o Exhibit B -S~rvice Rates Plan (SRP)
By their signatures below, the parties agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and all
docu ments incorporaled by referen ce . No ath er understandings or representations, oral or othe lwise.
regarding tile subject maHer of this Agreement sl1all be deemed to exist or bind the parties. T he
parties signing below c e rtify I:hat they a re au!hor ized to sign this Agreement.
For the Contractor:
iJ;;LLaiL-.
Director! Ad min istrator Date Board of Director's (if applicable) Date
~LLV~ F'~;LlJ~ Obie O'Brien, Chairman Board CommiSSion eg, J C'bt'nt y Coordinator
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Date County Commissioners Date
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This Contract between Kittitas County and the Contractor is hereby amended as follows :
1. Section 1. Definitions Specific to Special Terms is amended by adding the following two (2)
terms.
Recovery Care Plan (RCP): An individualized plan that sets specific goals and outcomes for an
individual's or their family's needs based on individual assessment that considers 1) the needs
of the individual and/or their families; 2) the extent to which there are recovery support services,
health and human services, housing services, and 3) the extent of available resources.
-Recovery Support Services (RSS): A broad range of nonclinical services that assist indivrduals
and families to initiate , stabilize, and maintain long-term recovery from SUbstance use.
2. Section 5. Reciprocity is amended by removing the phrase "and distance standards" from the
first sentence .
3. Section 6. Requirements subsection g.(3). is amended by removing "R34" from the first
sentence.
4. Section 8: Statement of Work is amended as follows:
a . Subsection k.(1).(b). is amended to read "Women who are postpartum during the first
year after pregnancy completion regardless of the outcome of the pregnancy or placement of
children."
b. A new subsection "aa ." Is added to read
aa. RCP must demonstrate shared decision-making between the individual and the RSS
provider. The plan must also document progress and a final interview regarding service impact
on their recovery goal at the time of program discharge.
c. A new subsection "bb" Is added to read
bb . RSS Services may be delivered through a variety of community and faith-based groups,
treatment providers, schools , and other specialized services. Services may be prov ided by a
single entity or a consortium of health and human service providers. These services may
include:
(1) Housing ass istan ce servi ces such as ide ntify ing housing o ptions, contacting prospective
landlords, assisting with housing or housing subsid y applicati ons .
(2) Recovery support such as transportation to and from treatment, employment services
and job training, relapse prevention, child care, family/marriage education, self-help and support
groups, life skills , spiritual and faith-based support, education, and parent education.
(3) RSS does NOT include rent, home repairs, clothing, dental or medical costs, hygiene
items, electronics, or anything that is for personal use.
d. Subsection w .(1). and w(3) The terms "drug court funding" and "State Drug Court funds"
is deleted.
e. Subsection w(3).(b). ii. Is deleted in its entirety .
5. Section 9. Transition of Services is amended as follows:
a. Subsections 9.a.(3) through 9.a .(10)are deleted and replaced with the following .
(3) For each transitioning client in care January 1, 2016 or entering care after January 1, 2016,
and with proper release in accordance with CFR 42 Part 2, Subpart C, 2.31 "Form of Written
Consent", provide the receiving SHO with current treatment information including :
(a) What services are being provided,
(b) Planned treatment end date,
(c) Service provider information,
(d) Treatment location
(e) Administrative records
(4) Participate in the development of individual Client Transition Plans.
(5) Document collection of proper release in TARGET.
(6) Other activities as requested by DSHS.
b. DSHS is responsible for payment of all services delivered up to but not including the
date of implementation.
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6. Section 11. Consideration is amended by adding the following new subsection.
g . Incentive Research Project
DSHS has received a grant from Brandeis University to participate in an incentive awards project to
improve performance in "treatment engagement!' for Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient treatment
agencies (including qualified subcontractors) and detox facilities. The project will run from October 1 t
2013 through December 31, 2015.
(1) Funding for incentive award payments is provided by DSHS.
(a) These funds are pooled and not reflected in the Awards and Revenues (A&R)
attachment.
(b) The earned incentive award payments shall b e passed through to the sub contracted
providers or directly to the agency providing services that are identified by DSHS as a qua rte rly
awardee.
(2) DSHS will notify you in writing and/or bye-mail of the status of your subcontractors as
to:
(a) If any of your providers have achieved an incentive award payment and the amount
awarded
(b) Provide a separate A-19 for billing purposes that will cover only the incentive payments.
(3) Send the separate A-19 for the project to Amanda lewis at lewisae@dshs.wa.gov or
designee who will review and forward valid A -19s for payment.
7. Section 12. Billing and Payment for Statement of Work
a. Subsection f.(3). the term "Drug Court" is deleted.
b . Subsection f.(3).(a) the term "and no more than 10% of the Drug Court" is deleted .
c. Subsection f.(3).(b). is deleted in its entirety.
d. Subsection j.(3).(c).vii is amended by replacing the reference (x.) with (ix.)
8. Exhibit B: Awards and Revenues is deleted and replaced with the new attached Exhibit B:
Awards and Revenues
All other terms and conditions of this Contract remain in full force and effect.
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