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C. 63

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	May 26, 2020

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #24-680-38 with Telecare Corporation

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/26/2020

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., 925-957-5212
cc:	L Walker 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 26, 2020
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #24-680-38 with Telecare Corporation, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,815,818, to provide gero-psychiatric and subacute mental health care services to severely and persistently mentally ill (SPMI) clients, for the period from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded by 75% Mental Health Realignment Funds, 20% Hospital Enterprise Fund I and 5% County General Fund. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing gero-psychiatric services and subacute care for SPMI County residents at Contractor’s Villa Fairmont Mental Health Center, Garfield Neuro-Behavioral Center, Gladman Psychiatric Health Facility, and Morton Bakar Center. This Contract is part of the Department’s cost saving plan to reduce the number of high cost State Hospital beds by developing alternative placements.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On June 11, 2019, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-680-36, as amended by Contract Amendment Agreement #24-680-37, with Telecare Corporation for the provision of gero-psychiatric and subacute mental health care for SPMI clients for the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

Approval of Contract #24-680-38 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide gero-psychiatric and subacute mental health care services through June 30, 2021.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, County’s SPMI adults will not have access to Contractor’s gero-psychiatric and subacute care services resulting in placements in State Hospital facilities at greater cost to the County.