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C. 63
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date: January  18, 2022
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Contract #74-438-16 with Vasanta Venkat Giri, M.D.

APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On:   01/18/2022
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  18, 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 #74-438-16 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.  
  

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
On November 17, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-438-14, with Vasanta Venkat Giri, M.D., in an amount not to exceed $240,000, for the provision of telepsychiatry services to children for the period from January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021.  
  
Approval of Contract #74-438-16 will allow the contractor to continue providing telepsychiatry services, through December 31, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready for and Succeeding in School”; “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).

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