RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-514-10 with Robin Wendy Asher, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $219,648, to provide outpatient psychiatric care services to children and adolescents in Central Contra Costa County, 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 $219,648 and will be funded by 50% Federal Medi-Cal ($109,824) and 50% Mental Health Realignment ($109,824) 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 Robin Wendy Asher, M.D. since April 2016 for her expertise in providing outpatient psychiatric care to children and adolescents.
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