HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11062012 - C.56RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation
Contract #24-680-23 with Telecare Corporation, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $614,000, to provide
mental health gero-psychiatric services and subacute care to severely and persistently mentally ill clients for the
period from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through
December 31, 2013, in an amount not to exceed $307,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing gero-psychiatric services and subacute care
for County residents who are severely and persistently mentally ill (SPMI) at Contractor’s Villa Fairmont Mental
Health Center, Garfield Mental Health Center, Gladman Psychiatric Health Facility, and Morton Bakar Center. This
Contract is part of the Department’s cost saving plan to reduce the number of high cost State Hospital beds by
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/06/2012 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: November 6, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc: A Down, D Gary
C. 56
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services
Date:November 6, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract #24-680-23 with Telecare Corporation
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
developing alternative placements.
On June 21, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-680-22 with Telecare Corporation, for
the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012, which included a six-month automatic extension through
December 31, 2012, for the provision of mental health gero-psychiatric services and subacute care for SPMI clients.
Approval of Novation Contract #24-680-23 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and allows the
Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2013.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, County’s residents will not receive gero-psychiatric services and sub-acute care for
severely and persistently mentally ill patients.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable