HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09152009 - c.63RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to
execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #24–794–10(5) 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, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Managed Care Allocation.
BACKGROUND:
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 September 16, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24–794–10
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/15/2009 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: Donna Wigand
957-5111
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: September 15, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Celicia Nelson, Deputy
cc: B Borbon, D Morgan
C.63
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:September 15, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #24-794-10(5) with Telecare Corporation
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
(4) with Telecare Corporation for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, for
the provision of inpatient psychiatric hospital services to County-referred patients.
Telecare Corporation 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.
Approval of Contract #24–794–10(5) will allow the Contractor to continue providing
services through June 30, 2010.