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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 07132010 - C.115RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24–680–21 with Telecare Corporation, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $614,000, to provide mental health gero-psychiatric services and subacute care to severely and persistently mentally ill clients, for the period from January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through June 30, 2011, in an amount not to exceed $307,000. FISCAL IMPACT: This Contract is funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment. The daily rate at Contractor’s Morton Bakar Center has increased. BACKGROUND: This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population in that it provides gero-psychiatric services and subacute care for County residents who are severely and persistently mentally ill (SPMI) at Contractor’s Villa Fairmont Mental Health Center, Garfield Mental Health Center, Gladman Psychiatric Health Facility, and Morton Bakar Center. This Contract APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 07/13/2010 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: July 13, 2010 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy cc: L Smith, B Borbon C.115 To:Board of Supervisors From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Date:July 13, 2010 Contra Costa County Subject:Novation Contract #24–680–21 with Telecare Corporation BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) is part of the Department’s cost saving plan to reduce the number of high cost State Hospital beds by developing alternative placements. On February 3, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24–680–20 with Telecare Corporation for the period from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, which included a six-month automatic extension through June 30, 2010, for the provision of mental health gero-psychiatric services and subacute care for SPMI clients. Approval of Novation Contract #24–680–21 will replace the automatic extension under the prior contract and allow the Contractor to continue providing services through December 31, 2010.