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FROM: William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director
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By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator _ _ Costa
DATE: December 6, 2005 C. .�.. County
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SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#24-794-1 0(1)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, Contract #24-794-1 0(1) with Telecare Corporation, a corporation, in an
amount not to exceed$125,000,to provide inpatient psychiatric hospital services, for the period from
July 1,2005 through June 30,2006.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 50%by State Medi-Cal and 50%Mental Health Realignment.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S)FOS RECOMMENDATION(S):
Chapter 633, Statutes of 1994, AB 757, authorized the transfer of state funding for Fee-For-
Service/Medi-Cal (FFS/MC) acute psychiatric inpatient hospital services from the Department of
Health Services to the Department of Mental Health (DMH). On January 1, 1995, the DMH
transferred these funds and the responsibility for authorization and funding of Medi-Cal acute
psychiatric inpatient hospital services to counties that chose to participate in this program.
Under Contract #24-794-10(1) Telecare Corporation will provide inpatient psychiatric hospital
services to County-referred residents,ages eighteen and over,through June 30,2006.
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Contact Person: Donna Wigand 957-5111 SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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