CMS-07-021/023 - Los Angeles County Department of Children and ...

SAMPLE CONTRACT
written in accordance with the Program Statement guidelines of CCLD
included in Exhibit A-II, Foster Family Agency (FFA) Program Statement
Instructions, and Exhibit A-III, Los Angeles County Department of Children
and Family Services (DCFS) Amendment to LIC. 9128 (6/99) for Foster
Family Agency Contract Program Statement.
2.42 “Real Property” – means Land and anything growing on, attached to, or
erected on it.
2.43 “Resource Family” – means a family that is dually trained and certified as
both a Certified Foster Home and an adoptive home.
2.44 “Service(s)”- means the basic needs the CONTRACTOR agrees to meet
for each Placed Child as outlined in the California Department of Social
Services Regulations; Statement of Work (Exhibit A); and
CONTRACTOR's Program Statement (Exhibit B).
2.45 “Subcontract” - means a contract by which a third party agrees to provide
services or materials necessary to fulfill an original contract.
2.46 “Subcontractor” – means an organization or individual that enters into a
Contract with CONTRACTOR to provide specific program services. Such
individuals are not considered employees of CONTRACTOR or COUNTY.
In foster care, a Subcontractor usually provides hourly or fixed fee services
based on the number of Placed Children in the program.
2.47 “Team Decision Making or TDM” – is a process utilizing a multi-disciplinary
assessment and team approach in working with children and their families.
2.48 “Title 22” – means the California Code of Regulations for community care
facilities including Foster Family Agencies.
2.49 “Un-Expended Funds” or “un-Expended” - means AFDC-FC funds,
received through this Contract, which are retained and not spent by
CONTRACTOR. (See Part I, Section 25.0 Use of Funds, Sub-section 25.6
of this Contract.)
3.0 TERM
3.1 The term of this Contract shall be _______ months, commencing after
execution by the Director of DCFS, through the termination date of the
current Contract year unless terminated earlier or extended, in whole or in
part, as provided in this Contract.
3.2 The COUNTY shall have the sole option to extend the Contract term for up
to four (4) additional 12-month periods for a maximum total Contract term
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