RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-438-16 with Vasanta Venkat Giri, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $376,320, to provide telepsychiatry services to children in Central County, for the period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $376,320 and will be funded by 50% Federal Medi-Cal ($188,160) and 50% Mental Health Realignment ($188,160) revenues. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
The County has been contracting with Vasanta Venkat Giri, M.D., since February 2012 to provide telepsychiatry services, including diagnosing, counseling, evaluating and medical and therapeutic treatment to children.
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