HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06052012 - C.79RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
Amendment Agreement #24-794-7(14) with St. Helena Hospital, a non-profit corporation, effective March 1, 2012,
to amend Contract #24-794-7(13), to increase the payment limit by $250,000, from $250,000 to a new payment limit
of $500,000, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This amendment is funded 100% fee for service Medi-Cal. (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
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/05/2012 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
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: June 5, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc: D Morgan, D Gary
C. 79
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:June 5, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract Amendment #24-794-7(14) with St. Helena Hospital
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
program.
On January 10, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-794-7(13) with St. Helena Hospital for the
period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, for the provision of inpatient psychiatric hospital services to
County-referred patients, under FFS/MC funding.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-794-7(14) will allow the Contractor to provide additional services
through June 30, 2012.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, additional inpatient psychiatric services will be limited to this population.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
NOT APPLICABLE.