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FROM: William Walker,M.D. Health Services Director : ` Costa
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B Jacqueline PI-g, Contracts Administrator
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DATE: June 11, 1008 County
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SUBJECT: Approval of Contract#26-484-5 with Asian Community Mental Health Board
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMFNDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Jeff Smith, M.D.) to execute
on behalf of the County, Contract #26-484-5 with Asian Community Mental Health Board, a non-
prolit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $150,000, to provide interpretation services Ior
.Mental Health Southeast Asian refugees at the Richmond Health Center, for the period from July 1,
2008 through June 30, 2009.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by Enterprise Fund 1.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
According to the National Standards for Culturally Appropriate Services in health care, health care
organizations are required to provide language assistance services at no cost to each patient with
limited English proficiency, as well as, to patients who use sign language to communicate. In order
to be in compliance with this mandate, the hospital and health centers have requested Asian
Community Mental Health to provide translation services for the Ambulatory Care Unit.
On July 24, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-484-4 with Asian Com.muri.ity
Mental Health Board, to provide translation services to Southeast Asian refugees at the County's
Richmond Health Center including family case managenent services, for the period from July 1,
2007 through June 30, 2008.
Approval of Contract #26-484-5 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide services through
June 30, 2009.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
��RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVEOTHER
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ACTION OF B ARD ON APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOT OF SUPERVISORS , n I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT a�-o�f� AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact Person: Jeff Smith, M.D. (370-5113) ATTESTED
JOHN CULLEN, CLERK OF TH OARD OF
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