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C.29

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	February 3, 2009

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #24-680-20 with Telecare Corporation

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/03/2009

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Donna Wigand 957-5111
cc:	Barbara Borbon Larry Smith

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: February 3, 2009
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand) to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #24–680–20 with Telecare Corporation, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $614,000, to provide mental health gero-psychiatric services and subacute care to severely and persistently mentally ill clients, for the period from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009. This Contract includes a six-month automatic extension through June 30, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $307,000.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Mental Health Realignment

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population in that it provides gero-psychiatric services and subacute care for County residents who are severely and persistently mentally ill (SPMI) at Contractor’s Villa Fairmont Mental Health Center, Garfield Mental Health Center, Gladman Psychiatric Health Facility, and Morton Bakar Center. This Contract is part of the Department’s cost saving plan to reduce the number of high cost State Hospital beds by developing alternative placements.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On December 18, 2007, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24–680–19 with Telecare Corporation for the period from July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2008, for the provision of mental health gero-psychiatric services and subacute care for SPMI clients. Approval of Contract #24–680–20 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through December 31, 2009.