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C. 37

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D.
Date:	January 22, 2013

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #24–794–9 (4) with BHC Sierra Vista Hospital, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/22/2013

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Cynthia Belon 957-5201
cc:	D Morgan D Gary

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 22, 2013
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #24–794–9 (4) with BHC Sierra Vista Hospital, Inc., for its Sierra Vista Hospital, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to provide inpatient psychiatric hospital services for the period from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

Assembly Bill (AB) 757, (Chapter 633, Statutes of 1994), authorized the transfer of state funding for Fee-For-Service/Medi-Cal (FFS/MC) acute psychiatric inpatient hospital services from the Department of Health Services to the Department of Mental Health (DMH). On January 1, 1995, the DMH transferred these funds and the responsibility for authorization and funding of Medi-Cal acute psychiatric inpatient hospital services to counties that chose to participate in this program.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On June 7, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24–794–9(3) with John Muir Behavioral Health Center, for the period from July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012 for the provision of inpatient psychiatric hospital services to County-referred children and adolescents. Due to extension negotiations between the County and Contractor services were provided by Contractor in good faith.
Approval of Contract #24-794-9(4) will allow the Contractor to continue to provide services through June 30, 2013, including mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this contract as part of their standard for approval of the Contract with the County.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, County’s mental health clients will not receive the inpatient psychiatric services that they need from Contractor’s facility.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcome: “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include a decrease in the need for inpatient care and placement at a lower level of care.