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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director c Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
DATE: July 27, 2006 `' I County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#74-281 with David Patrick Dwyer
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 #74-281 with David Patrick Dwyer, a self-employed individual,
in an amount not to exceed $33,200, to provide mandated mental health evaluation services of
mentally disordered offenders placed at State Hospitals, for the period from August 1, 2006
through July 31, 2007.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is 100% State Conditional Release Program(CONREP)Funds.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
The Mental Health Division administers the state-mandated Conditional Release Program
(CONREP), a program for judicially committed persons found by the courts to be Not Guilty by
Reason of Insanity, Incompetent to Stand Trial, and Persons committed as Mentally Disordered
Offenders. It is a programs requirement that all clients who are receiving treatment at a State
Hospital be evaluated by a mental health professional at least twice annually. The Mental Health
Division is also required to evaluate each new Contra Costa County client.at a state hospital
within six weeks of the client's arrival at the facility, and to evaluate all clients deemed by the
facility to be ready for dischiarge within ninety (90) days.
Under Contract #74-281 Contractor will provide legally mandated mental health evaluations
services of mentally disordered offenders placed at State Hospitals. Contactor's services will
conduct evaluations of each client placed at a State Hospital twice annually, and each new client
at Atascadero within six weeks of client's arrival at facility, including discharge evaluations,
through July 31, 2007.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
✓RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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I APPROVED AS RECOMMENDEDX OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS ABSENT X 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:
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Contact Person: Donna Wigand 9S7-S11] JOHN CULLtN, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
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