RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74-282-15 with Ronel L. Lewis, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $266,240, to provide child psychiatric services at the County’s Juvenile Hall and at the East County Children’s Mental Health Clinic, for the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract is funded 25% Federal Financial Participation; 25% State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT); and 50% Mental Health Realignment. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
On May 24, 2016 the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-282-14 with Ronel L. Lewis, M.D., for the provision of child psychiatric services, including, diagnosing, counseling, evaluating, and providing medical and therapeutic treatment at the County’s Juvenile Hall and the East County Children’s Mental Health Clinic for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017. Approval of Contract #74-282-15 will allow the Contractor to continue providing child psychiatry services through June 30, 2018.
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