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FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Directorl � Y
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By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator Costa
December 4
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DATE: ' 2001 COST�`C0 N� County
SUBJECT:
Approval of Novation Contract #24-680-13 with Telecare Corporation
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMME1,MATION(S) :
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee
(Donna Wigand) to execute on behalf of the County, Novation Contract
#24-680-13 with Telecare Corporation, in an amount not to exceed
$1 , 399, 148, to provide subacute care to severely and persistently
mentally ill (SPMI) clients at Contractor ' s Villa Fairmont Mental
Health Center, Garfield Mental Health Center, Gladman Psychiatric
Health Facility, and Morton Bakar Center, for the period from July
1, 2001 through June 30 , 2002 . This Contract includes a six-month
automatic extension through December 31, 2002 , in an amount not to
exceed $699, 574 .
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is 100% funded by Mental Health Realignment funds as
a result of savings generated from the County' s reduction of client
placements' at State Hospitals .
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S) :
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 .
On September 12 , 2000 and October 3 , 2000, the Board of Supervisors
approved Novation Contracts #24-680-10 (as amended by Contract
Amendment Agreements #24-680-11 and #24-680-12) and #24-648-10 with
Telecare Corporation for the period from July 1, 2000 through June
30, 2001 which included six-month automatic extensions through
December 31 , 2001, for subacute care for County residents who are
severely and persistently mentally ill (SPMI) . This Contract will
combine services previously provided under Contracts #24-680-10 (as
amended by Contract Amendment Agreements #24-680-11 and #24-680-12)
and #24-648-10 .
Approval of Novation Contract #24-680-13 will replace the six-month
automatic extensions under the prior Contracts, and allows the
Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2002 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Y qS SIGNATURE•
/RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOM ENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
L---APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES):
:
ACTION OF BOARD VUb APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED = OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT� AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: _ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED. -CSZ/�/��
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person: Donna Wigand, L.C.S.W. 313-6411
CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts)
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Risk Management aY ' DEPUTY
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