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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS }
FROM : Mark Finucane , Health Services Director Contra
Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrato
Costa
DATE: AllgllSt 1, 1989 _ •- r@
County
SUBJECT Approval of Standard Contract #22-109-12 with Ric Outman ll�
( dba Ric Outman and Associates ). for Therapy Services
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION :
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on behalf of the
County , Contract #22-109-12 with Ric Outman (dba Ric Outman and
Associates ) in the amount of $75 , 000 for the period July 1 , 1989
through June 30 , 1990 for speech and language consultation and
therapy, occupational therapy, and physical therapy services for
the Health Services Department ' s Home Health Agency.
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT :
Funding for this service is included in the FY 1989-90
.Department Budget ." Sources of funding are as follows :
70. 0% Medicare 9 .0% Private Pay
11 . 5% Medi-Cal 9 . 5% County
Last year ' s contract was limited to speech and �anguage therapy
services only with "a payment limit of $30 , 000 . Payment for spe-
cified services in the new FY 89-90 contract will be limited as
follows : Speech and language therapy and consultation , $30 , 000;
Occupational therapy, $10 , 000; and Physical therapy, $35 , 000.
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND :
Home Health Agency is a $ 1 , 700 ,000 program which provides in-
home care for elderly, frail , disabled., new born , at risk, and
recently hospitalized patients of Contra Costa County. Home
Health Agency is an integral part of Public Health Nursing and
is mandated under Title 22 , California Administrative Code ,
Chapter 6 , Health 'Facilities •and .Referral Agencies .
Contract #22=109-1.2 continues the speech and , language con-
sultation and therapy services which have been provided by this
Contractor since July 1978 , and adds physical and occupational
therapy services for the Home Health Agency.
The Department has been unable to meet the basic physical and
occupational therapy needs of its patients due to an acute short-
age of therapists and recruiting difficulties . This contractor
will be used to fill in as required to relieve or augment . the
Agency' s staff . Should the Department be successful in
recruiting and hiring the requisite staff , the contractor ' s
physical and occupational therapy services will not bee used.
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Risk Management PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contractor
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