HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09232014 - C.51RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#26-602-8 with Traditions Psychology Group, Inc. (dba Traditions Behavioral Health), a corporation, in an amount
not to exceed $21,450,000 to provide psychiatric staffing and leadership for the Inpatient Psychiatric, Crisis
Stabilization Unit at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and the County’s Main Detention Facility, for the period
from September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Enterprise Fund I. As appropriate, patients and/or third party payors will be billed
for services. This Contract provides costs savings compared to using contracts with individual psychiatrists and
temporary staffing companies.
BACKGROUND:
On July 12, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-602-5 (as amended by Amendment Agreements
#26-602-6 and #26-602-7) to provide staffing and medical staff leadership of the Inpatient Psychiatric and Crisis and
Stabilization Units at Contra Costa Regional
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 09/23/2014 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
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: David Goldstein, MD,
370-5525
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 23, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: T Scott, C Rucker
C. 51
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:September 23, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #26-602-8 with Traditions Psychology Group, Inc. (dba Traditions Behavioral Health)
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers and the Main Detention Facility and Mental Health Clinics
including, but not limited to, providing a required number of psychiatrists necessary for clinical coverage of patients
twenty-four (24) hours a day, (7) seven days a week, a lead psychiatrist to direct administrative and clinical
supervision and supervision of all non-clinical areas related to the medical staff of the Department of Psychiatry,
through August 31, 2014.
This Contract provides costs savings compared to using contracts with individual psychiatrists and temporary staffing
companies. Approval of Contract #26-602-8 will allow Contractor to continue providing psychiatric staffing and
leadership for the Inpatient Psychiatric and Crisis Stabilization Units at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and
Health Centers, and the County’s Main Detention Facility, through August 31, 2017 including modifications to the
County’s Standard Payment Provisions, Paragraph 2. (Payment Demands) and General Conditions, Paragraph 19.
(Insurance).
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, the Department would not have adequate psychiatric coverage and quality and
performance compliance in the County’s Inpatient Psychiatric and Crisis Stabilization Units at Contra Costa Regional
Medical Center and Health Centers and the County’s Main Detention Facility.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.