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12 <br />EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP) <br />Magellan Behavioral Health provides the County's EAP for County employees and their <br />dependents. The EAP provides confidential assessment and counseling services, 24/7 <br />emergency services, and legal consultation. It also serves as a complement to services <br />provided through the County Health Plan at no cost to employees or their dependents. <br />The current contract ends December 31, 2014. The County has budgeted $20,279 for the <br />Employee Assistance Program in Fiscal Year 2014 -15. <br />As part of its health insurance plans, UnitedHealthcare provides an employee assistance <br />program, Care240, as part of the administrative fee. Services include three counseling <br />sessions, legal and financial telephone consultations, and six hours of employee training <br />programs. Care240 services are only available to employees enrolled in the UnitedHealthcare <br />plans. <br />Mark III conducted a review of other available Employee Assistance Programs to determine if <br />another provider would offer similar services with a broader network at a comparable cost. <br />After reviewing the results, staff sees no benefit in changing providers because there was no <br />significant improvement in the network with different providers. <br />A -11 <br />