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FROM: William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director
By,* Jacqueline Pigg,Contracts Administrator
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DATE: November 28, 2005 Costa
County
SUBJECT: Approval of Novation Contract#24-680-17 with Telecare Corporation
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)8 BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION .
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute
on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24-680-17 with Telecare Corporation, a corporation,
in an amount not to exceed $1,128,101, to provide gero-psychiatric services and subacute care to
severely and persistently mentally ill (SPMI) clients, for the period from July 1, 2005 through
June 30, 2006. This Contract includes asix-month automatic extension through December 31,
2006, in an amount not to exceed$564,053.
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)FORM 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 August 10, 2004, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract. #24-680-16 with
Telecare Corporation for the period from July 1, 2004 through June 30, 2005, (which included a six-
month automatic extension through December 31, 2005) for the provision of gero-psychiatric
services and subacute care for County residents who are severely and persistently mentally ill
(SPMI) at Contractor's Villa Fairmont Mental Health Center, Garfield Mental Health Center,
Gladman Psychiatric Health Facility, and Morton Bakar Center.
Approval of Novation Contract #24-680-17 replaces the automatic extension under the prior
agreement and allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June-30,2006,
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SI NATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECO N TION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ATTESTED
JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE'BOAR&OF
SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Contact Person: Donna Wigand 957-5111
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