Agenda

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C. 55

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	February 14, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-271-86(8) with Alex Smirnoff, MD

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/14/2017

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:	Tasha Scott Marcy 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: February 14, 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 #74-271-86(8) with Alex Smirnoff, MD, an individual, in an amount not to exceed $140,000, to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for the period from February 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 50% Federal Medi-Cal and 50% State General Fund. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On January 14, 1997, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution #97/17, authorizing the Health Services Director to contract with the State Department of Mental Health, (now known as the Department of Health Care Services) to assume responsibility for Medi-Cal specialty mental health services. Responsibility for outpatient specialty mental health services involves contracts with individual, group and organizational providers to deliver these services.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On August 12, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-271-86(6) with Alex Smirnoff, MD, as amended by Administrative Amendment Agreement #74-271-86(7), for the provision of Medi-Cal specialty mental health services, for the period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2016.

Approval of Contract #74-271-86(8) will allow Contractor to continue providing mental health services through June 30, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, services provided to Contra Costa Mental Health Plan Medi-Cal beneficiaries could be negatively impacted, including access to services, choice of providers, cultural competency, language capacity, geographical locations of service providers, and waiting lists.