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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 09242002 - C.49-C.53 r TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS �+ � FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director i••+� ontra By: Ginger Mareiro, Contracts Administrator oSta DATE.. September 10, 3002 County SUBJECT: Approval of Contract #74-103-2 with Bi-Beit Corporation SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION(S) : Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Chuck Deutschman) to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #74-103-2 with Bi- Bett Corporation, a Nonprofit Corporation-, in an amount not to exceed $216, 419, to provide residential Dual-Recovery Services for pregnant and/or parenting women, for the period from October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003 . FISCAL IMPACT: This Contract is 1000 funded by a Federal Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) Grant . CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: This Dual -Recovery program supports the Board of Supervisors ' "Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing" community outcome by providing parenting education, stability, and safety for pregnant women and parenting women who require substance abuse treatment and who are Severely and Persistently Mentally Ill (SMPI) while they are in treatment . Expected outcomes include decreased use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, reduction in the number of relapses, creation of a sober social network, and a decrease in re- traumatization. BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S): This Contract meets the social needs of County' s population in that it provides substance abuse and mental health treatment services to pregnant and parenting women, in order to prevent perinatal substance abuse and maintain appropriate family relationships . On December 18, 2001, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74--103-1 with Bi-Rett Corporation to provide Dual-Recovery residential treatment services for the period from October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002 . Approval of Contract #74-103-2 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through September 30, 2003 . CONTIN T Y . RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER i ! AT E S :'°,12 ACTION OF BOARD �- APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED C1TT#il=R VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT } AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED September 24, 2002 JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Contact Person: Chuck Deutschman 313-6350 SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts) Auditor-Controller Risk Management Contractor BY ,�.. :€� DEPUTY r TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS �,� vN� William Walker, M.D. , Health Servi. e� irector � FROM: By: Ganger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator Centra Costa DATE: September 9, 2002 County SUBJECT: Approval of Contract #26-3991 with Kuelewa Furaha SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)a BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOME.NLATION(S-) Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Steve Tremain, M.D. ) , to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #26-399-1 with Kuelewa Furaha, in an amount not to exceed $136, 000 for the period from October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003 , to provide professional acupuncture treatment services to patients referred by Contra Costa Regional Medical Center physicians . FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this contract is included in the Health Services Department Enterprise I budget . As appropriate, patients and/or third.-party payors will be billed for services . BAr°t Q =ZREASQN(S) FQR RECOMME NDAT=(S) : On October 24, 2000, the Beard of Supervisors approved Contract #26- 399 with Kuelewa Furaha for professional acupuncture treatment services to patients referred by Contra Costa Regional Medical Center physicians, including but not limited to patient education classes on Basic Self-Healthcare practices; review and update written policies, procedures and protocols for needle control, infections, and clinic emergencies; collect, document, record and provide data on the number of acupuncture treatments, for the period from October 2 , 2000 through September 30, 2002 . Approval of Contract #26-399-1 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide acupuncture treatment services through September 30, 2003 . C{7NTfNUED ON ATTACHMENT: YE ! NATUR E ECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE z.--``APPROVE OTHER t ti �- SIGNATURE( S ACTION OF BOARD O APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER s VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE X UNANIMOUS (ASSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED September 24, 2002 JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person: Steve Tremain, M.D. (370-5100) CC: Health Services dept. (Contracts) Auditor-Controller Risk Management BY � vd..� : . �,�{�'=� DEPUTY Contractor - TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS William Walker, M.D. , Health Services DirectorContra Costa By: Ginger Ma.rieiro, Contracts Administrator Costa DATE: September 10, 2002 County SUBJECT: Approval of Contract 24-941--6 with Tree to Life Children' s Services SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATfON(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION REQ0MMENPATSaNS: Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #24-941-6 with True to Life Children' s Services, in an amount not to exceed $51,465, to provide intensive day treatment and mental health services to severely emotionally disturbed children, for the period from July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2003 . FISCAL IMPACT: This Contract is funded 51% by Federal FFP Medi.-Cal Funds and 49% by State EPSDT funds . CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: This Mental Health Program supports the following Board of Supervisors community outcomes : "Children ready for and succeeding in school" ; "F'am'ilies that are safe, stable, nurturing" ; and "Communities that are safe and provide a high quality of life for children and families" . Expected outcomes include all goals identified by Children' s Statewide System of Care guidelines including an increase in school attendance as measured by school records, increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child: and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (C.A.FAS) , increase in family satisfaction - as measured by the Parent Satisfaction Survey, decreased use of acute care :system, and placement at discharge to a lower level of care. BACKGR0U=/REAS0N(S) FOR REQQMMENDAT10N(S) : On July 17, 2001, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-941--5 with True to Life Children's Services, for the period from July 1, 2001 through June 30, 2002, to provide intensive day treatment and mental health services to Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children. Approval. of Contract #24-941-6 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2003 . ED QN YES SIGNAIUR-�:- ,,,�'RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE _.,t�-APPROVI OTHER 41 ACTION OF BOARIIjQK t APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE x UNANIMOUS {ABSENT_ -- - } ANIS CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES; NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN:_ OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED Sots,24 2Q JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person: Donna Wigand, L.C.S.W. 957-5111 CC: Health services Dept. (Contracts) Auditor-Controller Risk Management BY �. �� ,y. DEPUTY Contractor TO: 'BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: William Walker M.D. Health Services_ Director : By: Ginger Marieiro, Contrract ..dmini trator Contra DATE: September 10, 2002 Costa County SUBJECT: Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-347-4 with Medstaff, Inc . SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION( ) : Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Chris Grazzini) , to execute on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #26-347-4 with Medstaff, Inc . , a Corporation, effective September 1, 2002 , to amend Contract #26-347-3, to increase the total Contract payment Limit by $70, 000 from $180, 000 to a new total payment limit of $250, 000 . FISCAL IMPACT: Funding for this Contract is included in the Health Services Department ' s Enterprise I budget . HACKGRO /REASON(S) FOR RECC3MMENDATION(S) : For several years the County has contracted with nursing registries to provide temporary licensed nursing personnel to assist Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Health Centers during peak loads, temporary absences and emergency situations . There is a nationwide nursing and healthcare staff shortage, and in spite of persistent efforts to recruit nurses and other healthcare staff, the Department has experienced great difficulty in filling any vacant positions . Therefore, the Department has had to rely heavily on registry services in order to provide quality nursing care for patients . On May 21, 2002, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-347-3 with Medstaff Inc . , to provide temporary nursing registry services, for the period from May 1, 2002 thorough April 30, 2003 . Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-347-4 will allow Contractor to provide an additional level of registry services, to include cardiopulmonary staffing, through April 30, 2003 . QONIIN T Y < \ < RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE _.__d N E ACTION OF BOARD APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS !HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED.. __ September 24, 2002 JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Contact Person: Chris Grazzini (370-5121) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts) Auditor-Controller Risk Management �;, Contractor BY 1. �•_J .. � �Y :A. w DEPUTY TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: William Waller, M.D. , Health Services Director �.- Contra By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator Costa DATE: September 10, 2002 County SUBJECT: Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-009-24 with Alhambra Radiology Associates SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED-A=ON Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Jeff Smith, M.D. ) , to execute on behalf of the County Contract Amendment Agreement #26-009-24, with Alhambra Radiology Associates, a Corporation, effective September 30, 2002, to amend Contract #26-009- 21 (as amended by subsequent Amendments #26-009-22 and #26-00923) , to extend the term of the Contract through December 31, 2002 , to be paid in accordance with the attached fee schedule. FI LLC A.L IMPAC` ': This contract is included in the Health Services Department Enterprise I budget . As appropriate, patients and/or third-party payors will be billed for radiology services . REASONa_FQR_RECOMMENDAT-IDNSIBACKGROIMI On September 21, 1999, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26- 009-21 (as amended by subsequent Amendments #26-009-22 and #26-009-23) with Alhambra Radiology Associates, for the period from July 1, 1999 through September 30, 2002, for the provision of professional diagnostic imaging services . Approval of Contract #26-009-24 will allow Contractor to continue to provide diagnostic imaging services, through December 31, 2002, while the negotiation process continues . ATTACHMENT:CQUTINUED ON 2- _RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMkENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIG NATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD O — APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE aZ UNANIMOUS (ASSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED--_- *ptenber 2i�, 2002 JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF — ContactPerson; Jeff Smith, M.d. (370-5113) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts) Auditor-Controller , Risk Management BY DEPUTY Contractor Page 2 Board Order #26-009--24 Fee Schedule a. 12,_ per month, for the period from. July 1, 2002 through December 31, 2002, for diagnostic imaging services, including but not limited to, x-ray, ultrasound, mammography, fluoroscopy, CT Scans, MRI ' s, and nuclear medicine, Contractor shall be paid as follows : b. $ 0 ,00 per month, payable to Contractor for on-going tele- phone charges to permit transfer of on-call radiology images via teleradiology for five (s) radiologists; and In the event, Contractor successfully recruits and hires an additional Radiologist to provide services hereunder, County will pay Contractor an additional monthly amount NOT TO EXCEED $8,334. C . For on-call : (1 ) S45 ,90 for each four-hour period of Cin-Call Telephone Response Services; and (2) $45.0-0 per hour for each hour of Cori-Call Hospital Duty Services. ('? a tit; Ya ? ,a `"�