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C. 51

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	February 25, 2014

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #24-794-6 (4) with BHC Heritage Oaks Hospital, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/25/2014

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	CYNTHIA BELON 957-5201
cc:	D Morgan C Rucker

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 25, 2014
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #24-794-6 (4) with BHC Heritage Oaks Hospital, Inc., for its Heritage Oaks Hospital, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to provide inpatient psychiatric hospital services for the period from July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment.

BACKGROUND:

Chapter 633, Statutes of 1994, AB 757, authorized the transfer of state funding for Fee-For-Service/Medi-Cal (FFS/MC) acute psychiatric inpatient hospital services from the Department of Health Services to the Department of Mental Health (DMH). On January 1, 1995, the DMH transferred these funds and the responsibility for authorization and funding of Medi-Cal acute psychiatric inpatient hospital services to counties that chose to participate in this program.

Due to lengthy negotiaions between the parties with regard to language change and the Contractor's agreement to continue providing services in good faith, the Divsion was not able to process the Contract in a timely manner. Therefore, a retroactive date of July 1, 2013 is being reqeusted to avoid any disruputions in services. Under Contract #74-794-6(4), Contractor will provide inpatient psychiatric hospital services for County referred children, adolescents, and adult clients, including psychiatric services and routine hospital and ancillary services at its Heritage Oaks Hospital in Sacramento, through June 30, 2014, including mutual indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this contract.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, County’s mental health clients will not receive the inpatient psychiatric services that they need from Contractor’s facility.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcome: “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include a decrease in the need for inpatient care and placement at a lower level of care.