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ATTACHMENT I <br />(CARING FAMILY NETWORK) <br />The services to be provided under this contract are as follows: <br />• Caring Family Network (CFN) will provide two (2) emergency respite beds (State-licensed <br />therapeutic foster homes) for use by the Orange County Department of Social Services beginning <br />November 1, 2005. Two additional beds will be provided effective February 2006. Staff from <br />CFN will be on-call twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week by phone for immediate <br />triage and placement. <br />• There will be no-eject, no-reject policy of children needing placement for any reasons other than <br />children who require hospitalizations or other immediate medical treatment. <br />• The homes will be located in Orange County although exceptions maybe made with prior <br />approval of the Orange County Department of Social Services. This exception will be <br />considered during the development process to allow CFN time to recruit, train and license <br />families in Orange County. <br />• The length of placement will be no longer than 90 days unless approved by the Orange County <br />Department of Social Services. <br />• CFN staff, Social Services staff and other providers will sign appropriate paperwork including a <br />crisis plan and authorization for placement at the time of placement. In addition, within 72 hours <br />of placement, all parties will meet to develop a case plan including a discharge plan, specific <br />roles and responsibilities of the CFN staff and provider, Social Services worker, youth and <br />youth's family. <br />The Orange County Department of Social Services will provide compensation for services at the <br />following rates: <br />The amount of $10,000 per year ($833.50 month) will be paid for the availability of each individual <br />placement site. <br />The amount of $90 per day will be paid for the first three days of service for each individual child. <br />The amount of $80 per day will be paid for all days after the first three days of individual placement. <br />For children in Social Services custody, the applicable state approved board rate will also be paid for <br />each day of placement. For children not in Social Services custody, no additional fee will be paid. <br />If a child becomes eligible for Level II services through mental health, the Orange County social worker <br />and the mental health case manager will arrange with CFN for a transition date after which this contract <br />will not apply to any services provided by CFN to the Medicaid-eligible child. This contract is strictly a <br />fee for service contract, and shall not involve the transmission of health information by electronic <br />means. Notwithstanding the foregoing the parties agree to comply with all applicable federal, state and <br />local privacy and security laws and policies. <br />The Orange County Department of Social Services will determine its need for availability. The initial <br />contract will be for two placement sites with the possibility of adding two additional placement sites <br />during the contract period. The Orange County Department of Social Services may reduce the number <br />of available placement sites with 60 days notice to the CFN. <br />6 <br />