RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-592-6 with Jennifer Lee Miles, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $351,438, to provide outpatient psychiatric care services to children and adolescents, for the period from April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $351,438 and will be funded by 50% Federal Medi-Cal ($175,719) and 50% Mental Health Realignment Funds ($175,719) revenues. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing mental health services to children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral problems to improve school performance and reduce unsafe behavioral practices. The County, on behalf of its Behavioral Health Division, has been contracting with Jennifer Lee Miles, M.D., since April 1, 2019 for her expertise in providing outpatient psychiatric care to children and adolescents.
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