RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74-277-14 with Jackson & Coker LocumTenens, LLC, a limited liability company, in an amount not to exceed $774,400, to provide psychiatrists for temporary work at the County’s Mental Health Outpatient Clinics, for the period from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% Mental Health Realignment. (Rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
For several years, the County has contracted with registries to provide temporary licensed personnel to assist during peak loads, temporary absences, and emergency situations.
On March 3, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-277-13 with Jackson & Coker LocumTenens, LLC to provide psychiatrists for temporary work at the County’s Mental Health Outpatient Clinics, to cover vacations, sick and extended leaves and emergency situations, for the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015.
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