HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06092015 - C.141RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
Amendment Agreement #24-712-2 with Telecare Corporation, a corporation, effective April 16, 2015, to amend
Contract #24-712-1, to modify the Service Plan to add a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2015,
in an amount not to exceed $1,008,510, with no change in the payment limit of $2,017,019 and no change in the
original term of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This amendment is funded 14% by Federal Financial Participation and 86% by Mental Health Services Act (No
rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing a short-term crisis residential facility for
adults, age eighteen (18) and older, who require support to avoid hospitalization or are being discharged from the
hospital or long-term locked facilities and require step-down care to transition to community living.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 06/09/2015 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: 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: June 9, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: D Morgan, C Rucker
C.141
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:June 9, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment #24-712-2 with Telecare Corporation
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
On July 8, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-712-1 with Telecare Corportaion for the provision
of managed services at Hope House, a short-term crisis residential facility, for the period from July 1, 2014 through
June 30, 2015.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-712-2 will allow the Contractor to continue providing additional
short-term crisis residential facility services through June 30, 2015, including through the automatic extension from
June 30, 2015 through December 31, 2015.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, County clients in need of crisis residential or step-down care will not have
access to Contractor’s services possibly resulting in higher levels of placement, including hospitalization.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable.