RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-438-12 with Vasanta Venkat Giri, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $240,000, to provide telepsychiatry services to children and adolescents seen in children’s clinics, for the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded by 50% Federal Medi-Cal and 50% Mental Health Realignment.
BACKGROUND:
For a number of years the County has contracted with Mental Health Specialists to provide specialized medical services.
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