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FROM: William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
DATE: August 22, 2008 ; County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#24-794-10(4)with Telecare Corporation
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 #24-794-10(4) with Telecare Corporation, a corporation, in an
amount not to exceed $125,000, to provide inpatient psychiatric hospital services, for the period
from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is 100% funded by Managed Care Allocation.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
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 August 7, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-794-10(3) with Telecare
Corporation for the period from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, for the provision of inpatient
psychiatric hospital services to County-referred patients.
Approval of Contract #24-794-10(4) will allow the Contractor to continue providing services
through June 30, 2009.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: -
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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S I G N A T U R (S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON O f t(0 I D-CA APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT r101_�& ) 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: Donna Wigand 957-5111 ATTESTED L(Q I Zwg
DAVID�AA CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
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