HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08182015 - C.91RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#74-341-36(6) with Salvador Lopez, MFT, an individual, in an amount not to exceed $120,000, to provide Medi-Cal
specialty mental health services for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 50% by State General Fund and 50% Federal Medi-Cal. (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, (now known as the Department of Health Care Services) 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
June 3, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-341-36(5) with Salvador Lopez, MFT, for the
provision of Medi-Cal mental health services, for the period from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2015. Approval of
Contract #74-341-36(6) will allow Contractor to continue providing Medi-Cal mental health services, through July
30, 2017.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/18/2015 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: August 18, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: A Floyd, N Rios
C. 91
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:August 18, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #74-341-36(6) with Salvador Lopez, MFT
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