Agenda

Return

C.101

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	April 20, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-514-7 with Robin Wendy Asher, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/20/2021

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:	Suzanne Tavano, Ph.D., 925-957-5169
cc:	E Suisala M 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: April 20, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-514-7 with Robin Wendy Asher, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $239,616, to provide outpatient psychiatric care services to children and adolescents in Central Contra Costa County, for the period from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in budgeted expenditures of up to $239,616 and will be funded by 50% Federal Medi-Cal ($119,808) and 50% Mental Health Realignment ($119,808) revenues.

BACKGROUND:

Behavioral Health has been contracting with Robin Wendy Asher, M.D., since April 2016 for her expertise in providing outpatient psychiatric care to children and adolescents.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On February 10, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-514-6 with Robin Wendy Asher, M.D., in an amount not to exceed $239,616, to provide outpatient psychiatric services to children and adolescents in Central Contra Costa County, including diagnosing, counseling, evaluation, and medical and therapeutic treatment and consulting and training in medical and therapeutic matters for the period from April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2021.

Approval of Contract #74-514-7 will allow this contractor to continue providing psychiatric services through March 31, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, the County’s clients will not have access to this contractor’s psychiatric care services.