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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director Contra
By: Elizabeth A. Spooner, Contracts Administrat Costa.
DATE: June 19, 1991to County
SUBJECT: Approval of Hospital Agreement #24-.599 with East Bay Hospital
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 #24-599, with East Bay Hospital, 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 RECOMME AT ON OF BOARD MMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X 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 2 5 1
Risk Management Phil Batchelor,Clerk of the Boatd of
Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County Administrator
Contractor.
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