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C. 56

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	May 12, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-475-16 with Owen Towery, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/12/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Cynthia Belon 957-5201
cc:	D Morgan C Rucker

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: May 12, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74-475-16 with Owen Towery, M.D., a self-employed individual, in an amount not to exceed $150,000, to provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services for the period from January 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

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

BACKGROUND:

Under Contract #74-475-16, the Contractor will provide Medi-Cal specialty mental health services through June 30, 2016.

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.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable