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C. 64

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	January 21, 2020

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County

Subject:

Acknowledge Termination of Contract #74-544-4 with Barbara Swarzenski, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/21/2020

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Matthew White M.D., 925-957-5201
cc:	Marcy Wilhelm Noel Garcia

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 21, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

ACKNOWLEDGE receipt of a request from Barbara Swarzenski, M.D., to terminate her contract with the County to provide outpatient psychiatric services to children and adolescents at the West County Mental Health Clinic, effective end of business on January 10, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 50% by Federal Medi-Cal and 50% by Mental Health Realignment. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On July 9, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-544-3 with Barbara Swarzenski, M.D. for the provision of outpatient psychiatric services to children and adolescents at the West County Mental Health Clinic, for the period from September 1, 2019 through August 31, 2020.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Department received a letter from the Contractor, requesting termination of this Contract. In accordance with General Conditions, paragraph 5 (Termination), the Contractor served the Department 30 days written notice of cancellation of this contract.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this termination is not approved, County will not properly terminate the contract in accordance with the contract terms.