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C. 47

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	August 8, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-365-16 with Jee Hyun Guss, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/08/2023

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Suzanne Tavano, 925-957-5212
cc:	K Cyr A Forsythe

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: August 8, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-365-16 with Jee Hyun Guss, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $288,288, to provide outpatient mental health services for Central Contra Costa County patients for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in annual service expenditures of up to $288,288 and will be funded as budgeted by the department in FY 2023-24, 100% by Mental Health Realignment funds. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing psychiatric services for mentally ill adults in Central Contra Costa County. Contactor has been providing psychiatric services for mentally ill adults in Central Contra Costa County, since September 1, 2009.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On September 13, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-365-14, with Jee Hyun Guss, M.D., in an amount not to exceed $362,208, to provide outpatient psychiatric services, including diagnosing, counseling, evaluating and providing medical and therapeutic treatment and consulting and training in medical and therapeutic matters to adult patients in Central Contra Costa County, for the period September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023.

Approval of Contract #74-365-16 will allow this contractor to continue providing outpatient psychiatric services to patients in Centra Contra Costa County through August 31, 2024.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, contractor will not be able to provide outpatient mental health services to patients, which may delay services to patients.