HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09182012 - C.24RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#24-794-7(15) with St. Helena Hospital, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $400,000, to provide
inpatient psychiatric hospital services for the period from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Managed Care Allocation. (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 (DHCS) 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 Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-794-7(13)[(as amended by Contract Amendment
#24-794-7(14)] with St. Helena Hospital
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/18/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
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: September 18, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc: D Morgan, D Gary
C.24
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services
Date:September 18, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #24-794-7(15) with St. Helena Hospital
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
for the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, for the provision of impatient psychiatric hospital services to
County-referred patients, under FFS/MC funding.
The State DHCS continues to provide FFS/MC funding to the County. Approval of Contract #24–794–7(15) will
allow the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2013, 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