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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM:
William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director Contra
By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator _ Costa
DATE: October 9, 2001 'x.. Y
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SUBJECT:
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-680-12 with
Telecare Corporation
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S) :
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee
(Donna Wigand) to execute on behalf of the County, Contract
Amendment Agreement #24-680-12 with Telecare Corporation, effective
June 1, 2001, to amend Contract #24-680-10 (as amended by Contract
Amendment Agreement #24-680-11) to increase the Contract Payment
Limit by $109, 548 , from $1, 114 , 018 to a new total payment limit of
$1, 223 , 566, and to increase the automatic extension payment limit
by $156, 991, from $557, 009 to a new automatic extension payment
limit of $714, 000 .
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) :
On September 12 , 2000, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract
#24-680-10 with Telecare Corporation (as amended by Contract
Amendment Agreement #24-680-11) for the period from July 1, 2000
through June 30, 2001 (with a six-month automatic extension through
December 31, 2001) for subacute care for County residents who are
severely and persistently mentally ill (SPMI) . 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 Contract Amendment Agreement #24-680-12 will allow the
Contractor to provide additional units of services through December
31, 2001 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: Y S SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMEND TION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE _OTHER
SIGNATURE S .
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ACTION OF BOARD October 23 2001 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED 1( 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 October 23, 2001
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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