HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04072009 - C.59RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Jeff Smith, M.D.), to
execute on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #26-602-2 with
Traditions Psychology Group, Inc. (dba Traditions Behavioral Health), a corporation,
effective October 1, 2008, to amend Contract #26-602 (as amended by Amendment
Agreement #26-602-1) to increase the payment limit by $1,900,000, from $11,100,000 to a
new payment limit of $13,000,000, with no change in the original term of June 15, 2007
through June 14, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this Contract is 100% Enterprise Fund I included in the Health Services
Departments Budget. As appropriate, patients and/or third-party payors will be billed for
services. This Amendment will be offset from cost savings due to cancellation of contracts
with individual psychiatrists and locum tenens staffing companies.
BACKGROUND:
On July 10, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-602 (as amended by
Amendment Agreement #26-602-1) to provide staffing and leadership of the Inpatient
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/07/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Jeff Smith, M.D.,
370-5113
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 7, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc: Tasha Scott, Barbara Borbon
C.59
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:April 7, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract Amendment Agreement #26-602-2 with Traditions Psychology Group, Inc. (dba Traditions
Behavioral Health)
Psychiatric
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
and Psychiatric Emergency Units at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra
Costa Health Centers including, but not limited to, providing a required number of
psychiatrists necessary for clinical coverage of patients twenty-four (24) hours a day, (7)
seven days a week, a Chief of the Department of Psychiatry to direct administrative and
clinical supervision and supervision of all non-clinical areas related to the medical staff of
the Department of Psychiatry, through June 14, 2010.
Due to an increase in psychiatric services under this Contract at the Richmond 38th Street
Clinic, the County’s Adult Detention Facilities and the departure of one (1) Psychiatric
Medical Director utilization has been higher than originally anticipated. Approval of
Contract Amendment Agreement #26-602-2 will allow Contractor to provide additional
psychiatric services, through June 14, 2010.