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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ^ ? -- Contra
FROM: William Walker,M.D.,Health Services Director IVN" ' Costa
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator
County
DATE: April 19, 2006
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#74-275 with Nursefmders, Inc., dba Nursefinders of San Francisco
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATIONS)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION '
RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute on
behalf of the County, Contract #74-275 with Nursefinders, Inc., dba Nursefinders of San Francisco,
a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $39,000, to provide temporary licensed psychiatric
technicians for county-referred youth, for the period from December 1,2005 through June 30, 2006.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100%by Mental Health Realignment.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
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This program supports the following Board of Supervisors' community outcomes: "Families that
are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing'. and "Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of
Life for Children and Families''. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social
and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale
(CAFAS).
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population in that it provides specialized one-on-
one psychiatric technician services, including treatment and supervision of County-designated youth,
as an alternative to discharging Ithe youth into unsafe living arrangements.
Under Contract #74-275, the Contractor will provide licensed psychiatric technicians for County-
designated youth through June 30, 2006.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES' TURE
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ACTION OF BOARD APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED--4 OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
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-> UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: y
ATTESTED
Contact Person: Donna Wigand 957-5111 JOHN CULLE , CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
g I SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
CC: Health Services Department (Contra ts)
Auditor Controller
Risk Management B S2/j`.P , DEPUTY
Contractor
WILLIAM B.WALKER, M.D. CONTRA COSTA
HEALTH SERVICES DEPARTMENT
DONNA M. WIGAND, LCSW --�" —"� MENTAL HEALTH
MENTAL HEALTH DIRECTOR C O N T RA C O S TA CHILDREN'S SYSTEM OF CARE
VERN L. WALLACE, L.M.P.T.
HEALTH SERVICES 1340 Arnold Drive, Suite 200
Martinez, California 94553
Ph (925) 957-5126
Fax (925) 957-5156
February 3, 2006
MEMO TO: William Walker, M.D.,Health Services Director
ATTN: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts & Grants Administrator
FROM: Donna M. Wigand, LCSW
Mental Heali Director ��
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR RETROACTIVE APPROVAL OF A NEW
CONTRACT FOR: NURSEFINDERS,INC. dba NURSEFINDERS OF
SAN FRANCISCO
STATEMENT OF NEED FOR RETROACTIVE CONTRACT
In December 2005 a Contra Costa youth was injured at one of our contracted residential facilities
in Richmond, sustaining multiple fractures to both legs. He was admitted to UCSF Medical
Center where lie has undergone one surgery and awaits a second in February. While recovering
from his first surgery,the youth exhibited behaviors that were determined harmful to himself and
to the hospital staff. The hospital staff requested a one-on-one licensed psychiatric technician to
treat and supervise the youth as an alternative to discharging this patient to an unsafe living
arrangement.
Therefore, retroactive approval is being requested to cover the costs of a temp agency that
contracts out licensed nursing care Istaff. Approval of this request for retroactive contract will
result in a total payment limit of$7000. M7
BENEFIT OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Approval of this retroactive contra A amendment will allow for contractor to provide necessary
care for a Contra Costa youth who is hospitalized awaiting surgery so that he can become
ambulatory and return to residential living.
AUTHORIZATION OF SERVICES
These services were requested/auttlorized by the Mental Health Division's Children's Services
Chief,who is granted this authority by the Mental Health Director, pursuant to the California
Welfare and Institutions Code, and under the Bronzon-McCorquodale Act, W&I Section 5608.
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