CTR055538_Amendment__4.pdf

Contract Amendment State of Arizona

Department of Child Safety

Office of Procurement & Contracts

3003 N. Central Avenue, 20th Floor

Phoenix, AZ 85012 Contract #: CTR055538

Amendment #: 4

ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS, SPECIFICATIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED

This amendment shall be fully executed upon the approval electronically in the state approved e-procurement system by an authorized representative of the Contractor and applied to the contract within the e-procurement system by the Procurement Officer or delegate.

The purpose of this Amendment is to extend the contract and revise sections of the Contract.

The Contractor’s name shall also be updated and reflected as “EverGrow Child Associates”.

Pursuant to the ADCS Special Terms and Conditions, Section 3.3 Contract Extension, the above referenced contract is extended for the time period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

Pursuant to ADCS Special Terms and Conditions, Section 5.1 Contract Amendments, the following changes shall be made to the Contract. The Contract has been updated to incorporate the new changes.

Changes are outlined in red below:

Multiple Sections Remove language in regards to FCC completing or reviewing the NPP Assessments throughout the contract.

Multiple Sections Change FC and NPP Service Closure Summary Section A to be Section B and vice versa.

Multiple Sections Update language to reflect “FC Intervention Manual” and remove Version specifics.

Multiple Sections Update “FCS” language to “Fidelity and Practice Consultation”

Section 2.2.1 Include “(the initial outreach and intake meetings may be combined if it is in the best interest of the family)”

Section 2.7.9 FC and NPP Ineligible Process

2.7.9.1 If, upon receipt of the FC or NPP referral or during the initial outreach to the family, the FC or NPP agency believes the family does not meet the eligibility criteria as described in the FC Intervention Manual or Nurturing Parenting Program Manual, the FC or NPP agency shall follow the procedure outlined in the “Family Connections and Nurturing Parenting Program Referral Eligibility Review and Communication Process Provider Agency Information” document.

Section 2.8. If the FCC is unable to make contact or engage the family in the FC program or it is determined they are ineligible, the FCC shall document all initial outreach attempts with the family in the Service Closure Summary: Section B.

Section 2.9.4 If the NPP Practitioner is unable to make contact or engage the family in NPP or it is determined they are ineligible, the NPP Practitioner shall document all initial outreach attempts with the family in the NPP Service Closure Summary: Section B.

Section 2.11.4I review and complete the NPP assessment instruments if they were not completed by a

Family Connections Consultant and provided to the NPP Practitioner; including the Parenting Attitudes about Raising Teens Inventory (PARTI), Adult-Adolescent Parenting Inventory (AAPI-2) and Nurturing Skills Competency (NSCS);

Office of Procurement & Contracts

3003 N. Central Avenue, 20th Floor

Phoenix, AZ 85012

This amendment shall be fully executed upon the approval electronically in the state approved e-procurement system by an authorized representative of the Contractor and applied to the contract within the e-procurement system by the Procurement Officer or delegate.

Section 2.14.2 Remove requirement of the FC provider emailing the ROI to the DCS Specialist, and instead, add requirement of upload to Guardian.

Section 2.15.3 Remove requirement of FC provider needing DCS approval for Flex Funds and add information about the monitoring process.

Section 2.15.4 Add “Detailed documentation of attempts to meet the needs of the family with community resources prior to the use of flex funds shall be included in the weekly progress report.”

Section 2.18.2 Remove specific names of the assessment and screening tools and refer to AZ FC

Program Manual.

Section 2.18.6 And 2.26.3 Change language of “CPCs” and “risk and protective factors” to “needs of the family” and

“areas of strengths”.

Section 2.18.7 The FCC shall document any phone calls and/or emails that occur between the FCC and

ADCS Specialist and any collateral contacts within the Weekly Progress Report.

Section 2.21.2 The FCC shall ensure the UBSMART goals and services correlate with the FC Core outcomes identified throughout the CFA that relate to the ADCS identified protective factors to be strengthened or CPCs to be enhanced in the family.

Section 2.23.5 Remove section in totality.

Section 2.30.4 Update closure classifications (closure reasons) section.

Section 2.32.1 When referred as a SENSE case, follow all requirements as stated in the SENSE Program

Manual including:

Section 2.33 SENSE Program - Registered Nurse (RN), shall follow all requirements as stated in the

SENSE Program Manual including;

Section 4.4.1 Remove requirement of uploading the CA-Self Interview Family Profile into Guardian.

Section 4.4.2 Add “The signed Release of Information shall be uploaded into the ADCS Child Welfare

Case Management System by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday following the week that the form was signed.”

Section 4.5.2 Remove requirement of uploading the NPP Assessments Parent Versions into Guardian.

Section 12.2.2 and 12.3.2 Referral Closure – Unable to engage: This is a flat rate fee paid for a referral that closes when the Contractor is unable to engage the client in services or it is determined to be an

Office of Procurement & Contracts

3003 N. Central Avenue, 20th Floor

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This amendment shall be fully executed upon the approval electronically in the state approved e-procurement system by an authorized representative of the Contractor and applied to the contract within the e-procurement system by the Procurement Officer or delegate.

ineligible incorrect referral after review. This is inclusive of all work made in effort to contact and engage the client prior to closure.

Section 12.5.1 Remove specific term of “of sixty-two and one-half cents (62.5c) per mile”

This amendment becomes an integral part of the Contract and all of the noted changes are effective July 1, 2025. All other terms of the contract remain the same.