Agenda

Return

C. 41

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	May 1, 2018

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Cancellation Agreement#74-479-4 and Contract #74-479-5 with David Robert Ruecker, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/01/2018

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:	Matthew White M.D., 925-370-5891
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 1, 2018
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County as follows: (1) Cancellation Agreement #74-479-4 with D R Ruecker, M.D., Inc., a corporation, effective on the close of business on April 30, 2018; and (2) Contract #74-479-5 with David Robert Ruecker, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $300,800, to provide outpatient psychiatric care for seriously emotionally disturbed (SED) children and adolescents in Central Contra Costa County for the period from May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract is funded 50% Federal Medi-Cal and 50% Mental Health Realignment. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On September 26, 2017, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-479-3, with D. R. Ruecker M.D., Inc., for the provision of outpatient psychiatric care services, including diagnosing, counseling, evaluating and providing medical and therapeutic treatment to, SED children and adolescents in Central Contra Costa County, for the period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The contractor has changed his legal status from a corporation to an individual. Therefore, in accordance with General Conditions Paragraph 5 (Termination), of the Contract, the Department and D. R. Ruecker, M.D., Inc., have agreed to a mutual cancellation of Contract #74-479-3, effective at the close of business on April 30, 2018. Cancellation Agreement #74-479-4 will accomplish this termination.

Approval of Contract #74-479-5 will allow David Robert Ruecker, M.D. to continue providing outpatient psychiatric care, under his legal status as an individual, through April 30, 2019.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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