HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08062013 - C.84RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#24-950-13(9) with Multi-Lingual Counseling, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to
provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for the period from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Medi-Cal Funds offset 50% State and 50% Federal. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
On January 14, 1997, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution #97/17, authorizing the Health Services Director
to contract with the State Department of Mental Health to assume responsibility for Medi-Cal specialty mental health
services. Responsibility for outpatient specialty mental health services involves contracts with individual, group and
organizational providers to deliver these services.
On
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/06/2013 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
925-957-5201
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: August 6, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: K Cyr, D gary
C. 84
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:August 6, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #24-950-13(9) with Multi-Lingual Counseling, Inc.
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
June 21, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-950-13(8) with Multi-Lingual Counseling, Inc., for
the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013, for the provision of Medi-Cal specialty mental health services.
Approval of Contract #24-950-13(9) will allow the Contractor to continue providing mental health services through
June 30, 2015.
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.