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ALPHA HEALTH SERVICES - REQUEST TO FUND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAM <br />FOR PREGNANT WOMEN <br />OMB Director Baird reviewed the following, explaining that <br />this is a corrected memo from the one supplied in the agenda <br />backup: <br />TO: Members of the Board <br />of County Commissioners <br />DATE: March 7, 1990 <br />SUBJECT: ALPHA HEALTH SERVICES, INC. <br />REQUEST TO FUND SUBSTANCE <br />ABUSE PROGRAM FOR PREGNANT <br />WOMEN <br />BUDGET AMENDMENT 049 <br />FROM: Joseph A. Bair` • <br />OMB Director <br />DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS <br />On January 23, 1990 the Board of County Commissioners approved funding <br />Indian River Community Mental Health Inc. a matching portion of the <br />Grant/Substance Abuse for Pregnant Women in the amount of $13,323.00. <br />Indian River Community Mental Health, Inc. will be performing only the <br />inpatient treatment for substance abusing pregnant women. The <br />outpatient substance abuse for pregnant women will be performed by <br />Alpha Health Services, Inc. <br />Alpha Health Services, Inc. has requested matching funds in the amount <br />of $12,207.00 (see chart below) for the Grant/Substance Abuse for <br />Pregnant Women plus additional funds to lease the Sloan property in <br />Ft. Pierce.,for an outpatient facility. <br />CALCULATION OF GRANT/SUBSTANCE ABUSE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN OBLIGATION <br />Alpha Health Indian River Community <br />Services, Inc. Mental Health Center <br />State Funding $146,478 $153,720 <br />Required Local Match 48,826 51,240 <br />Using a population pro rata basis for determining each county's share <br />of the local match, the following is provided: <br />County <br />Population <br />Alpha <br />Indian River <br />Indian River <br />94,783 <br />(25%) <br />$12,207 <br />$12,810 <br />Okeechobee <br />31,128 <br />( 8%) <br />3,906 <br />4,099 <br />St. Lucie <br />147,487 <br />(40%) <br />19,530 <br />10,496 <br />Martin <br />99,166 <br />(27%) <br />13.183 <br />13,835 <br />TOTAL <br />372,564 <br />(100%) <br />$48,826 <br />$51,240 <br />ANALYSIS <br />Staff feels the Board of County Commissioners should only fund the <br />matching portion of the Grant in the amount of $12,207.00 and not the <br />cost of $7,998.29 to lease the Sloan property. <br />1. When the Board of County of. Commissioners initially <br />discussed funding of the Grant/Substance Abuse for <br />Pregnant Women in the September 1989 meeting, it was <br />made particularly clear that all the county would be <br />obligated for was the matching portion of the Grant. <br />39 <br />MAR 131990 poor 'iY F,.Gc l <br />� J <br />