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C. 66

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 5, 2016

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-483-1 with Richard Alan Melny, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/05/2016

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:	A Floyd M Wilhelm

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 5, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74-483-1 with Richard Alan Melny, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $133,120, to provide psychiatric services for the period from February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% Mental Health Realignment, offset by third-party billing.

BACKGROUND:

On February 10, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-483 with Richard Melny, M.D., for the period from February 1, 2015 through January 31, 2016, for the provision of psychiatric services for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) adolescents enrolled in the First Hope Program.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of Contract #74-483-1 will allow Contractor to continue providing psychiatric services for adolescents through January 31, 2017.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, County’s clients will not have access to Contractor’s outpatient psychiatric services.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.