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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05032011 - C.91RECOMMENDATION(S): Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #74-341-36(2) with Salvador Lopez, MFT, a self-employed individual, effective April 1, 2011, to amend Contract #74-341-36 [as amended by Contract Amendment Agreement #74-341-36(1)], to increase the payment limit by $20,000, from $100,000 to a new payment limit of $120,000, with no change in the original term of October 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011. FISCAL IMPACT: This Contract is funded 100% by Medi-Cal Funds offset 50% State and 50% Federal. (No rate increase) BACKGROUND: In October 2009, the Contract Administrator approved and the Purchasing Services Manager executed Contract #74-341-36 [as amended by Contract Amendment Agreement #74-341-36(1)] with Salvador Lopez, MFT for the period from October 1, 2009 through June 30, 2011, to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services. At the time of negotiations, the payment limit was based APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 05/03/2011 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 Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor Contact: Suzanne Tavano 957-5134 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: May 3, 2011 David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy cc: Barbara Borbon, Demetria Gary C. 91 To:Board of Supervisors From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director Date:May 3, 2011 Contra Costa County Subject:Amendment Agreement #74-341-36(2) with Salvador Lopez, MFT BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) on target levels of utilization. However, the utilization during the term of the agreement was higher than originally anticipated. Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #74-341-36(2) will allow the Contractor to provide additional services through June 30, 2011. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: If this contract is not approved, services provided to Contra Costa Mental Health Plan Medi-Cal beneficiaries could be negatively impacted including access to services, choice of providers, cultural competency, language capacity, geographical locations of service providers and waiting lists. CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: NOT APPLICABLE