Agenda

Return

C.100

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 12, 2010

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Novation Contract #24–933–26 with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/12/2010

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Donna Wigand, 957-5111
cc:	B Borbon D Morgan

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: January 12, 2010
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand), to execute, on behalf of the County, Novation Contract #24–933–26 with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc., a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $6,500,000, to provide subacute skilled nursing care services for the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $3,250,000.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment.

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population in that it provides subacute skilled nursing care services for County’s Seriously and Persistently Mentally III (SMPI) and neurobehavioral clients.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On June 24, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24 933-25 with Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. for the period from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, (with a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2009), for the provision of Subacute skilled nursing care for County’s Seriously and Persistently Mentally Ill (SMPI) and Neurobehavioral clients.

Approval of Contract #24 933-26 will replace the automatic extension allowing the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2010, including mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this Contract.