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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
DATE: July 8,2008 "°
County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract 424-794-9(2) with BHC Sierra Vista Hospital, Inc. (DBA—Sierra Vista
Hospital)
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S): (woe
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute
on behalf of the County, Contract #24-794-9(2) with BHC Sierra Vista Hospital, Inc. (DBA —
Sierra Vista Hospital), a for-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to provide
inpatient psychiatric hospital services to County-referred children and adolescents, for the period
from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is 100% funded. by Mental Health Realignment.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
Assembly Bill (AB) 757 (Chapter 633, Statutes of 1994) 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 August 7, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-794-9(1) with BHC Sierra
Vista Hospital, Inc (DBA Sierra Vista Hospital), for the period from July 1, 2007 through June 30,
2008, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, for the provision of inpatient psychiatric hospital
services to County-referred children and adolescents.
Approval of Contract 424-794-9(2), will allow the Contractor to continue to provide inpatient
facility beds for clients referred and authorized by County, through June 30, 2009.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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ACTION OF BOARD ON u1Jlllk APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 7E. IZ .) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NO AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
Contact Person: Donna Wigand (957-5111) ATTESTED
JOHN CULLEN, GLERK OF THE BOARD OF
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