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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10232001 - C.62 r 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 Oy Tq COI1N �~ County 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 . at::��11 - 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) Auditor-Controller Risk Management BY DEPUTY Contractor