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C. 81

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	April 4, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-394-17 with Ronald L. Leon, MD, Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/04/2023

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

ABSENT:

Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Suzanne Tavano, Ph.D., 925-957-5169
cc:	Noel Garcia 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: April 4, 2023
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 #74-394-17 with Ronald L. Leon, MD, Inc., a professional corporation, in an amount not to exceed $244,359, to provide psychiatric services for mentally ill adults in East County, clients in the Juvenile Detention Facility, and Spanish speaking mental health recipients, for the period April 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $244,359 and will be funded by 100% Mental Health Realignment revenues. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing psychiatric services, including diagnosing, counseling, evaluating, and providing medical and therapeutic treatment for mentally ill patients in East County. This contractor has been providing these services to the County since April 1, 2010.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On February 22, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-394-15 with Ronald L. Leon, MD, Inc., in an amount of $222,144, for the provision of outpatient psychiatric services for mentally ill adults in East County, clients currently in the Juvenile Detention facility, and for Spanish speaking mental health service recipients, for the period April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023.

On June 21, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract Amendment Contract #74-394-16 with Ronald L. Leon, MD, effective June 1, 2022, to increase the hourly rates and payment limit by $22,215, from $222,144 to a new payment limit of $244,359 to provide additional outpatient psychiatric services with no change in the contract term of April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023.

Approval of Contract #74-394-17 will allow this contractor to continue providing psychiatric services through March 31, 2024.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, mentally ill patients in East County and the Juvenile Detention Facility requiring outpatient psychiatric services will not have access to this contractor’s services, which may result in a reduction in levels of service to the community.