HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12152015 - C.71RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#74-509 with County of San Mateo, a government agency, in an amount not to exceed $252,951, to provide after-
hours call coverage for the Behavioral Health Access Line, for the period from October 1, 2015 through June 30,
2017.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% County General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Currently, the Behavioral Health Division Health Access Line after-hour calls are transferred to the Psychiatric
Emergency Services (PES) Unit. The PES Unit logs in the call and distributes to the Behavioral Health Access Line
the following morning. Routing the calls to the PES Unit has been an inefficient use of resources and the call drop
rate has been an issue in State Audits. Allowing San Mateo County to administer the call answering services for the
Behavioral Health Access Line will free up resources at the PES Unit, minimize the call drop rate and provide better
coverage and coordination of care.
Under
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,
957-5501
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: J Pigg, M Wilhelm
C. 71
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:December 15, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #74-509 with County of San Mateo
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Contract #74-509, the Contractor will provide after-hours call coverage for the Behavioral Health Access Line,
through June 30, 2017.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, the Health Access Line calls will continue to be routed to the PES Unit and
Department will not meet the expectations of the State with regard to the call drop rate.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.