HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12152015 - C.65RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#74-475-34 with Elham Yavarian, MFT, an individual, in an amount not to exceed $150,000, to provide Medi-Cal
specialty mental health services for the period from January 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 50% Federal Medi-Cal; 50% Mental Health Realignment.
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.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/15/2015 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
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 15, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: E Suisala, M Wilhelm
C. 65
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 15, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #74-475-34 with Elham Yavarian, MFT
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Under Contract #74-475-34, the Contractor will provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services through June 30,
2017.
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