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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM. Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrat (ins+a
DATE: June 14, 1991 9County
SUBJECT: Approval of Hospital Agreement #24-598 with CHC-Century California
Joint Venture, Oak Grove (dba Oak Grove Adolescent Center)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director or his designee
(Patricia Roach) to execute on behalf of the County, Hospital
Agreement #24-598, with CHC-Century California Joint Venture, Oak
Grove (dba Oak Grove Adolescent Center) , for the period May 15, 1991
through June 30, 1992 in the amount of $50, 000 for psychiatric
hospitalization of children and adolescents. This document contains
provision for a six-month automatic extension through December 31,
1992 .
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The funding for this Contract has been included in the Department's
Fiscal Year , 1990-91 Budget (Org. #5952) and in the Department's
Fiscal Year 1990-92 and 1992-93 Budget projections.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
Under the Statutes of 1987 (Assembly Bill 1362 , Bronzan) , Welfare and
Institutions Code Section 5751.7 establishes a prohibition against
minors being admitted for psychiatric treatment into the same
treatment ward as certain adults which might present a threat to the
physical safety of minors, except when a waiver has been granted by
the State under special circumstances.
Approval of this Contract will provide purchase of fixed price beds
for acute inpatient psychiatric hospital services for mentally-ill
children and adolescents so that minors need not be hospitalized on
the adult psychiatric units at Merrithew Memorial Hospital.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMM DAT ON OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _y OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (.Contracts) ATTESTED JUN 25 W1
Risk Management Phil Batchelor,Clerk of the Board of
Auditor-Controller Sucervisors and County Administrator
Contractor
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