RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract Amendment Agreement #74-438-8 with Vasanta Venkat Giri, M.D., an individual, effective December 1, 2015, to amend Contract #74-438-6, to increase the payment limit by $34,880, from $267,040 to a new payment limit of $301,920, with no change in the original term of February 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This amendment is funded 16% Mental Health Services Act and 84% Mental Health Realignment. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On February 10, 2015 the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-438-6, with Vasanta Venkat Giri, M.D., for the period from February 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016 for the provision of outpatient psychiatric services, including assessment treatment, and medication management. At the time of negotiations, the payment limit was based on target levels of utilization. However, the utilization during the term of the agreement was higher than originally anticipated. Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #74-438-8 will allow the Contractor to provide additional hours of outpatient psychiatric services through January 31, 2016.