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TO: BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director
By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator /--�` Contra
Costa
DATE: October 17, 1996 County
SUBJECT: Approval of Standard Contract #24-868 with Telecare Corporation
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I . RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee
(Donna Wigand) , to execute on behalf of the County, Standard
Contract #24-868 with Telecare Corporation, for the period from
August 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997, for inpatient psychiatric
services .
II . FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This Contract is included in the Health Services, budget and is
funded by acute psychiatric inpatient consolidation funds .
III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
This Contract is part of the Department ' s cost saving plan to
reduce the number of high-cost State Hospital beds by developing
alternative placements .
Approval of Standard Contract #24-868 will allow the Contractor to
provide inpatient mental health treatment services to County' s
patients at its Telecare Solano/Psychiatric Health Facility as an
alternative to utilization at Napa State Hospital .
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATUR • 2 `������
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON '17APPROVED 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: Donna Wigand (313-6411)
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
Risk Management Phil Batchelor,COW Of the Boa of
Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County Administrator
Contractor
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