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FROM: William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
DATE: July 19, 2006 . °n County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#24-794-7(8)with
St. Helena Hospital and St. Heilena Hospital Center for Behavioral Health
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute
on behalf of the County, Contract #24-794-7(8) with St. Helena Hospital and St. Helena Hospital
Center for Behavioral Health, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to
provide inpatient psychiatric hospital services for the period from July 1, 2006 through June 30,
2007.
St. Helena Hospital and its California Specialty Hospital Corporation has requested to be held
harmless and indemnified as,part of their standard for approval of the Agreement with the County.
In the view of County Risk Management this indemnification will create a minimal potential loss.
The Health Services Department desires to expedite approval of the Agreement as written.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is 100% funded by Managed Care Allocation.
BACKGROL ND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
I
Chapter 633, Statutes of 1994, AB 757, authorized the transfer of state funding for Fee-For-
Service/Medi-Cal (FFS/MC) acute psychiatric inpatient hospital services from the Department of
Health Services to the Department of Mental Health (DMH). On January 1, 1995, the DMH
transferred these funds and the responsibility for authorization and funding of Medi-Cal acute
psychiatric inpatient hospital services to counties that chose to participate in this program.
On September 27, 2005, the iBoard of Supervisors approved Contract#24-794-7(7) with St. Helena
Hospital and its California Specialty Hospital for the period from July 1, 2005 through June 30,
2006, for the provision of inpatient psychiatric hospital services to County-referred patients.
Approval of Contract #24 794 , (8) will allow the Contractor to continue providing services
through June 30,2007.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
✓RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
✓APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES
ACTION OF BOAROO _A W} Ls-1 T IL Dto APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE'
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: l QQ
ATTESTED ��J 1 U
Contact Person: Donna Wigand 957-5111 JOHN CULL N, CLERK O THE BOARD OF
F SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts)
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