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C. 53

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	November 7, 2017

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #24-403-18 with Jon Whalen, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 11/07/2017

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:	Cynthia Belon, 925-957-5201
cc:	D Morgan 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: November 7, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #24-403-18 with Jon Whalen, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $300,800, to provide outpatient psychiatric services to minors for the period from February 1, 2018 through January 31, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

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

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

BACKGROUND:

On January 17, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-403-16 (as amended by Amendment Agreement #24-403-17) with Jon Whalen, M.D., for the provision of outpatient psychiatric services, including acting on behalf of the County as the Mental Health Director for Behavioral Health, for the period from February 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018.

Approval of Contract #24-403-18 will allow the contractor to continue providing outpatient psychiatric services through January 31, 2019.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: (CONT'D)

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