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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.