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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 01161996 - C30 TO: J BOARD OF SUPERVISORS �• FROM: William Walker, MD, Health Services DirectoContra 19 Costa DATE: January 8, 1996 County SUBJECT: Approval of Standard Contract #24-818 with Bonita House, Inc. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee (Lorna Bastian) to execute on behalf of the County, Standard Contract #24-818 with "Bonita House, Inc. , for the period from September 28, 1995 through September 30, 1996, with a payment limit of $65, 963 , for provision of residential/dual diagnosis treatment services. This Contract includes provision for a six-month automatic extension through March 31, 1997 , in the amount of $32 , 982 . II. FINANCIAL IMPACT: This Contract is included in the Health Services budget and is funded by County/Realignment funds as a result of savings generated from the County's reduction of client placements at State Hospitals. III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONSIBACKGROUND: Bonita House Inc. , a very specialized dual diagnosis social rehabilitation residential service has 15 beds, 13 of which are dedicated to Alameda County residents. In September, 1995, a Contra Costa County mental health contract service provider referred a client to Bonita House' s Social Rehabilitation Facility, for dual diagnosis residential treatment services. At the time of referral, the contractor believed the client to be a resident of Alameda County. Subsequently, it was discovered that the client was in fact a resident of Contra Costa County. Contra Costa County must now cover the costs of using the bed at Bonita House, retroactively, to the client' s admission date of September 28, 1995. It is estimated that as many as 80% of persons with a serious mental illness also have a substance abuse problem, making this contract crucial under managed care. Bonita House is the only program of its type in the Bay Area and has received national recognition. Approval of this Contract #24-818 will secure a dedicated bed for Contra Costa County residents at Bonita House, thereby covering the existing client and future ones, and one additional bed on an as needed, as available basis.. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: � �� RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S) ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS / UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: Lorna Bastian (646-6411) CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED Risk Management Ph1 hetor,turkil the Boa of Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County Administrator Contractor M382/7-83 BY DEPUTY