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C. 28

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	January 12, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #26-602-9 with Traditions Psychology Group, Inc. (dba Traditions Behavioral Health)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/12/2016

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:	Samir Shah, M.D., 925-370-5475
cc:	K Cyr 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 12, 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 Amendment Agreement #26-602-9 with Traditions Psychology Group, Inc. (dba Traditions Behavioral Health), a corporation, effective December 1, 2015, to amend Contract #26-602-8, to increase the payment limit by $100,000, from $21,450,000 to a new payment limit of $21,550,000, with no change in the original term of September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This amendment is funded 100% Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On September 23, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-602-8 with Traditions Psychology Group, Inc. (dba Traditions Behavioral Health) for the provision of psychiatric staffing and leadership for the Inpatient Psychiatric Crisis Stabilization Unit at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and the County’s Main Detention Facility, for the period from September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2017. The County requested, and the Contractor agreed to provide additional physician management services at CCRMC for the remainder of the contract term.

Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-602-9 will allow the Contractor to provide additional physician management, psychiatric staffing and leadership services for the Inpatient Psychiatric Crisis Stabilization Unit at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and the County’s Main Detention Facility through August 31, 2017.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, County will not have access to Contactor’s additional level of service.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.