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FROM: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator 61_ ..ire Costa
DATE: August 1, 2008
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SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#24-794--8(7)with John Muir Behavioral Health Center . 4
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SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION LOX"
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute on behalf
of the County, Contract #24-794-8(7) with John Muir Behavioral Health Center, a non-profit corporation, in
an amount not to exceed $100,000, to provide inpatient psychiatric hospital services for children and
adolescents, for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
John Muir Behavioral Health Center has requested mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for
any claims arising out of the performance of this Contract as part of their standard for approval of the
Agreement with the County. In the view of County Risk Management this mutual 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 Mental Health Realigmnent funds.
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 DMI-1 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.
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ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED fC OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
x UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: _ OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: n
Contact Person: Donna Wigand (957-5111) ATTESTED > �U�� t Ig
JOHN CUL— L�CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Auditor Controller
Contractor BY , DEPUTY
Board Order
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#24-794-8(7)
On August 14, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-794-8(6) with John Muir Behavioral
Health Center, for the period from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, for the provision of inpatient
psychiatric hospital services to County-referred children and adolescents.
Approval of Contract #24-794-8(7) will allow the Contractor to continue to provide services through June 30,
2009.