HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12102013 - C.55RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation
Contract #24-680-25 with Telecare Corporation, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $649,886, to provide
gero-psychiatric and subacute mental health care services to severely and persistently mentally ill (SPMI) clients for
the period from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through
December 31, 2014, in an amount not to exceed $324,943.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment. (Rates increased)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing gero-psychiatric services and subacute care
for SPMI County residents 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
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/10/2013 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,
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: December 10, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: C Rucker, A Down
C.55
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 10, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Novation Contract #24-680-25 with Telecare Corporation
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
reduce the number of high?cost State Hospital beds by developing alternative placements.
On November 6, 2012, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-680-23 with Telecare Corporation,
for the period from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013, which included a six-month automatic extension through
December 31, 2013, for the provision of gero-psychiatric and subacute mental health care for SPMI clients.
Approval of Novation Contract #24-680-25 replaces the automatic extension under the prior Contract and allows the
Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2014.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, County’s SPMI adults will not have access to Contractor’s gero-psychiatric and
sub-acute care services resulting in placements in State Hospital facilities at greater cost to the County.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable