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C.122

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	May 24, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Approve Contract #74-282-14 with Ronel L. Lewis, M.D. to provide child psychiatric services

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/24/2016

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
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Cynthia Belon 957-5201
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: May 24, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74-282-14 with Ronel L. Lewis, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $266,240 to provide child psychiatric care at Juvenile Hall and at the East County Children’s Mental Health Clinic, for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 25% Federal Financial Participation, 25% State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT), and 50% Mental Health Realignment. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On June 16, 2015 the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-282-13 with Ronel L. Lewis, M.D., for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016, for the provision of child psychiatric care services, including diagnosing, counseling, evaluating, and providing medical and therapeutic treatment at Juvenile Hall and at the East County Children’s Mental Health Clinic.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of Contract #74-282-14 will allow the Contractor to continue providing child psychiatry care through June 30, 2017.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

This program supports the following Board of Supervisors’ community outcomes: “Children Ready For and Succeeding in School”; “Families that are Safe, Stable, and Nurturing”; and “Communities that are Safe and Provide a High Quality of Life for Children and Families”. Expected program outcomes include an increase in positive social and emotional development as measured by the Child and Adolescent Functional Assessment Scale (CAFAS).