HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01102012 - C.70RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf
of the County, Contract #24-794-7(13) with St. Helena Hospital, a non-profit corporation, in
an amount not to exceed $250,000, to provide inpatient psychiatric hospital services for the
period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Managed Care Allocation. (No rate increase)
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 program.
On April 5, 2011, the
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 01/10/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Contact: Cynthia Belon,
957-5201
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: January 10, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: D Morgan, D Gary
C. 70
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:January 10, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #24-794-7(13) with St. Helena Hospital
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-794-7(12) with St. Helena Hospital for the
period from July 1, 2010 through June 30, 2011, for the provision of impatient psychiatric
hospital services to County-referred patients, under FFS/MC funding. The State DMH
continues to provide FFS/MC funding to the County.
Approval of Contract #24–794–7(13) will allow the Contractor to continue providing
services through June 30, 2012, including mutual indemnification to hold harmless both
parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this contract.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, then inpatient psychiatric services provided to this
population will be limited.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable