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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS C. ��
FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director
By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator Contra
DATE: Costa
September 25, 1997 County
SUBJECT: Approval of Mental Health Specialist Contract #24-910 with Prakash
Kamalnath, M.D.
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, Mental Health
Specialist Contract #24-910 with Prakash Kamalnath, M.D. , in the
amount of $101,920, for the period October 1, 1997 through September
301, 1998, for psychiatric services to County patients.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded by County/Realignment funding, off-set by .
Medi-Cal, Medicare, private insurance and patient fee collections,
and is included in the Department's Fiscal Year Budget.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
For a number of years the County has contracted with Medical, Dental
and Mental Health Specialists to provide specialized professional
services which are not otherwise available in its hospital and
health centers.
Mental Health Specialists Contract #24-910 will allow the Contractor
to provide psychiatric services to County patients through September
30, 1998.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: j
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIG'NATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON /O -:D'7- /'19 7 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ZZZ:7 ) 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,Clerk of the acrd of
Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County Administrator
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