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FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director ••f,;,t Contra
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DATE: June 6, 1996 County
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A royal of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-353-18 with
Center for New Americans
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his
designee (Lorna Bastian) to execute on behalf of the County,
Contract Amendment Agreement #24-353-18 with Center for New
Americans, effective March 1, 1996, to amend Novation Contract
#24-353-17, to increase the Contract Payment Limit by $8, 500, from
$20, 900 to a new Total Payment Limit of $29, 400, and to increase
the six-month automatic extension Payment Limit by $5, 000, from
$10, 450 to a new total of $15,450.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This Contract is included in the Health Services Department' s
budget, and the source of funding is County/Realignment.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
On December 19, 1995, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation
Contract #24-353-17 (for the period from July 1, 1995 through June
30, 1996) with the Center for New Americans. This Contractor
trains and administers a pool of multilingual mental health
interpreters, who are available upon request to aid County staff
in the provision of mental health services to non-English speaking
immigrants ' in the central and eastern regions of the County.
These interpreters are also available to mental health staff at
Merrithew Memorial Hospital to assure required advisement of
rights to non-English speaking patients who are involuntarily
hospitalized.
The increase in the payment limit is due to an increase in patient
activity which the Department , has experienced and expects to
continue. Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-353-18
will allow the Contractor to continue to provide services through
June 30, 1996.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIG'NATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
XUNANIMOUS (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.
Contact: Lorna Bastian (313-6411) 'JUN
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CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED c�JU1
Risk Management Phil Batchelor,Clerk of the Board of
Auditor—Controller Supervisors and CountyAdmiristrator
Contractor
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