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FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director r Contra
By: Elizabeth• r. Spooner,._.Contracts Administrat Costa
DATE: December 4, 1991 County
SUBJECT: Approval of Novation Contract #24-353-10 with Center for New
Americans
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Chair to execute on behalf of the County,
Novation Contract #24-353-10 with Center. for New Americans, in the
amount of $20,782 for the period July 1, 1991, through June 30, 1993
for provision of multilingual mental health interpretation services.
This Novation Contract contains provision for a six-month automatic
extension through December 31, 1993 , with a payment limit of $5, 195.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This Novation Contract for multilingual mental health interpretation
services is included in the Health Services Department budget for
Fiscal Year 1991-92 and will be included in the Department's Fiscal
Year 1992-93 budget. Sources of funding are 90% ,State mental health
funds and 10% County funds (Org. # 5942) .
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
This Contractor trains and administers a pool of multilingual mental
health interpreters, who are available upon request to aid County
staff in the provision of mental health services to non-English
speaking immigrants in the central and eastern regions of the County.
These interpreters are also available to mental health staff at
Merrithew Memorial Hospital to assure required advisement of rights to
non-English speaking patients who are involuntarily hospitalized.
Approval of Novation Contract #24-353-10 will allow the Contractor to
continue to provide interpreter services through June 30, 1993.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMME ATI N OF BOARD C MMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ONDEC 17 19-91 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED D E C 17 1991
Risk Management Phil gatcheh Clerk of the Board of
Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County Administrator
Contractor
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