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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator , _ '�
DATE: July 9, 2007 ra ck County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#26-484-4
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Jeff Smith, M.D.) to execute
on behalf of the County, Contract #26-484-4 with Asian Community Mental Health Services, a
non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $150,000, to provide interpretation services for
Mental Health Southeast Asian refugees at the Richmond Health Center, for the period from July 1,
2007 through June 30, 2008.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100%by Enterprise I Budget.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
According to the National Standards for Culturally Appropriate Services in health care, health care
organizations are required to provide language assistance services at no cost to each patient with
limited English proficiency, as well as, to patients who use sign language to communicate. In order
to be in compliance with this mandate, the hospital and health centers has requested Asian
Community Mental Health to provide translation services for the Ambulatory Care Unit.
On August 15, 2006, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract#26-484-3 with Asian Community
Mental Health, now known as Asian Community Health Board (dba Asian Community Mental
Health Services), to provide translation services to Southeast Asian refugees at the County's-
Richmond Health Center including family case management services, for the period from July 1,
2006 through June 30, 2007.
Approval of Contract.#26-484-4 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide services through
June 30, 2008.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
_RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE THER
SIGNATURES :
ACTION OF BOAR0 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVI RS I 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.
Contact Person: Jeff Slnith, M.D. (370-5113) ATTESTED CJKA C�- �P�I
JOHN CULLS , CLERK QfF THE BOARD OF
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