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C. 97

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	January 11, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-343-14 with Richard D. Baldwin, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 01/11/2022

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:	SUZANNE TAVANO, PH.D. 925-957-5212
cc:	E Suisala 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 11, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-343-14 with Richard D. Baldwin, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $264,960, to provide psychiatric services for seriously and persistently mentally ill older adults at the County’s Adult Mental Health Clinics, for the period January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $264,960 and will be funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment revenues. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

The County has been contracting with Richard D. Baldwin, M.D., since January 2009 to provide psychiatric services, including diagnosing, counseling, evaluating, medical and therapeutic services, for seriously and persistently mentally ill older adults at the County’s Adult Mental Health Clinics, and consulting and training to other clinical staff.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On December 8, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-343-13 with Richard D. Baldwin, M.D., in an amount not to exceed $264,960, to provide outpatient psychiatric services for mentally ill older adults, for the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.

Approval of Contract #74-343-14 will allow the contractor to continue to provide outpatient psychiatric services through December 31, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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