SAGE CONTRACT AMENDMENT #2 110916.PDF

AMENDMENT #210 THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
MARICOPA COUNTY, THROUGH THE MARICOPA COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE,
AND SAGE COUNSELING, INC.
Maricopa County ("County"), through the Maricopa County Attorney's Office ("County
Attorney"), and SAGE Counseling, Inc. ("Contractor") entered into a Behavior Specific Adult
Diversion Program Contract (C-19-15-037-3-00) (the "Contract") on or about May 20, 2015. On
or about August 5, 2015, the Parties executed an Amendment (the "August 2015 Amendment")
to the Contract, setting forth a new Section 2 regarding fees and a new fee schedule.
II. The Parties mutually desire to amend the Contract to set out a sliding fee schedule to reflect a
discount in treatment costs applicable when the County uses funds appropriated by the
legislature to pay all or part of the assessment fee and/or treatment costs, and to clarify that (i)
in the absence of such appropriated funds the assessment fees and treatment costs shall be
determined according to a table of fees based on the financial circumstances of the individual
participating in the program, and (ii) the County may, in the absence of such appropriated funds,
continue to pay for some or all assessment fees and/or treatment costs from other sources of
funds. The County Attorney shall have the sole discretion to determine when funds are to be
applied to pay for services provided pursuant to this Contract.
The Parties agree to amend paragraph 2, Fees, to state the following:
Fees and Costs Applicable When the County is Using Funds Appropriated by the
Legislature.
When the County is using funds appropriated by the legislature for services provided
pursuant to this Contract, the treatment costs charged to each participant shall be
discounted in accordance with the sliding fee schedule set forth below. Funds
appropriated by the legislature will be used to fund the balance of the assessment
and/or treatment cost after the discount is applied.
Sliding Fee Schedule for Treatment Costs (Discount percentages are applicable when
the County is using funds appropriated by the legislature to pay for all or part of the
assessment fee or treatment costs under the Contract).
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Annual Household Income
Family Size 48,101 - 33,501 - 23,751 - 11,880 - Less than
55,000 48,100 33,500 23,750 11,880
1 0% 0% 20% 30% 50%
2 0% 10% 30% 40% 60%
3 15% 20% 45% 55% 75%
4 20% 40% 55% 65% 80%
5 35% 65% 70% 80% 90%
6 or more 45% 75% 80% 85% 90%
Fees and Costs Applicable When the County is Not Using Funds Appropriated by the
Legislature.
When the County is not using funds appropriated by the legislature to pay for services
provided pursuant to this Contract, the assessment fees and treatment costs Contractor
may charge the fees and costs reflected in the table set out below.
Individual Group Education Class:
Assessment Counseling Counseling One Day
Session Session
Level I $140 40 $110
Level II $100 $45 $28 $75
Level III (Indigent) $35 $15 $10 $2-c
Level ll rates shall apply to any client/family that is not "Indigent" but meets the income
qualifications and receives the benefits of the Federal School Lunch Program, AHCCCS,
or SSDI. The fee shall include the cost of any required facilities.
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Level III rates shall apply to any client/family that is "indigent", which for purposes of
this Contract means a person who is without sufficient means or ability to provide
themselves with adequate food, shelter or social necessaries and whose income does
not exceed 50% of the federal poverty guidelines updated periodically in the Federal
Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of
42 U.S.C. 9902(2).
County Attorney's Discretion.
The County Attorney may, in his sole discretion, decide how to use funds appropriated
by the legislature to pay all or part of the assessment fee or treatment costs applicable
to any participants in the program.
The County Attorney may, in his sole discretion, discontinue payment of any part or all
of the assessment fees or treatment costs applicable to any participants in the program;
the County Attorney shall promptly notify the Contractor of the decision to discontinue
payment.
Contractor understands and agrees that under no circumstances is the County liable for
any fees or costs related to services provided pursuant to this Contract, other than
payment from funds appropriated by the legislature for services as authorized by the
County Attorney.
Application of Sliding Fee Schedule and Table for Assessment Fees and Costs.
The fee structure set out in this Amendment #2 shall replace the fee structure described
in the Contract and the August 2015 Amendment.
IV. The foregoing paragraphs contain all the changes to the Contract contemplated by this
Amendment #2. All other terms of the Contract, as amended by the August 2015 Amendment,
remain in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have duly executed and delivered this Amendment #2 to the
Contract.
SAGE Counseling, Inc. Maricopa County
Clint Hickman, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
Date: , 2016
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Attested to:
Fran McCarroll, Clerk of the Board
Date: , 2016
Approved as to form:
Deputy County Attorney
Date: , 2016
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