HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10122010 - C.49RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to
execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #24–794–8(9) with John Muir Behavioral Health
Center, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000, to provide inpatient
psychiatric hospital services for children and adolescents, for the period from July 1, 2010
through June 30, 2011.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment funds. The rates set forth in
the contract reflect an increase of less than 10%.
BACKGROUND:
Assembly Bill (AB) 757, (Chapter 633, Statutes of 1994), 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
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/12/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:KATHERINE SINCLAIR
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: October 12, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, B Borbon
C.49
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:October 12, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #24–794–8 (9) with John Muir Behavioral Health Center
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
program.
On August 25, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24–794–8 (8) with John
Muir Behavioral Health Center, for the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 for
the provision of inpatient psychiatric hospital services to County-referred children and
adolescents.
Due to lengthy negotiations, the Contractor continued to provide services in good faith.
Approval of Contract #24–794–8 (9) will allow the Contractor to continue to provide
services through June 30, 2011, including 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.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, then services will resources provided to this population will
be limited.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable