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C.141

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	June 9, 2015

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Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #24-712-2 with Telecare Corporation

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/09/2015

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: June 9, 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 Amendment Agreement #24-712-2 with Telecare Corporation, a corporation, effective April 16, 2015, to amend Contract #24-712-1, to modify the Service Plan to add a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2015, in an amount not to exceed $1,008,510, with no change in the payment limit of $2,017,019 and no change in the original term of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This amendment is funded 14% by Federal Financial Participation and 86% by Mental Health Services Act (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing a short-term crisis residential facility for adults, age eighteen (18) and older, who require support to avoid hospitalization or are being discharged from the hospital or long-term locked facilities and require step-down care to transition to community living.

On July 8, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-712-1 with Telecare Corportaion for the provision of managed services at Hope House, a short-term crisis residential facility, for the period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.

Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-712-2 will allow the Contractor to continue providing additional short-term crisis residential facility services through June 30, 2015, including through the automatic extension from June 30, 2015 through December 31, 2015.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, County clients in need of crisis residential or step-down care will not have access to Contractor’s services possibly resulting in higher levels of placement, including hospitalization.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable.