RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74-483-2 with Richard Alan Melny, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $133,120, to provide psychiatric services for the period from February 1, 2017 through January 31, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 50% Mental Health Realignment; 50% Federal Financial Participation. (No Rate Increase)

BACKGROUND:

On January 5, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-483-1 with Richard Melny, M.D., for the period from February 1, 2016 through January 31, 2017, for the provision of psychiatric services; including diagnosing, counseling, evaluating, and providing medical and therapeutic treatment for Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) adolescents in Central Contra Costa County, enrolled in the First Hope Program.