DEPARTMENT: Health
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Dr. Thomas L. Schlenker
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Authorizing an Amendment to the Family Service Association Agreement
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance will authorize an amendment to the Family Service Association (Family Service) agreement to increase the level of compensation provided by Family Service to the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District (Metro Health) by $21,965.00 to a cumulative amount not to exceed $96,860.00 for a term that began on October 1, 2013 and ends January 31, 2015. The proposed amendment will expand the scope of services provided by Metro Health to include (1) data entry for all dental evaluations and records related to services provided and (2) case management for children that require immediate care.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On an annual basis, the Metro Health Oral Health Program provides diagnostic and preventive care to more than 12,000 children living in poverty by providing services in non-traditional settings, such as Head Start and on campuses of local Title I elementary schools. Head Start is a federally-funded program whereby Family Service provides day care, education, child development, nutrition and social services, health and disability assessment and parent involvement, both on a full and part-time basis. These programs are designed to serve children ages 3 to 5 years whose parents' income meets Administration for Child, Youth and Families Guidelines.
Approximately 23% of children enrolled in the City's Head Start Program are not covered through Texas Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP). During the 2010-2011 school year more than 1,850 children that are enrolled in the program were identified with untreated decay. Case management services are provided by Metro Health dental staff to assist participating children to receive needed treatment and to connect families to a source of ongoing care in the community.
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