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C. 99

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	June 16, 2015

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Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment #24-680-27 with Telecare Corporation

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/16/2015

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:	J Pigg 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 16, 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 #24-680-27 with Telecare Corporation, a corporation, effective May 1, 2015, to amend Novation Contract #24-680-26, to increase the payment limit by $596,886, from $649,886 to a new payment limit of $1,246,508, with no change in the original term of July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, and to increase the automatic extension amount by $537,756, from $324,943 to a new total of $862,709, with no change in term of the automatic extension, through December 31, 2015.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Amendment is funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On January 6, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Novation Contract #24-680-26 with Telecare Corporation for the period from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015, which included a six-month automatic extension through December 31, 2015, for the provision of mental health gero-psychiatric services and subacute care for Severely and Persistently Mentally Ill patients.

Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #24-680-27 will allow Contractor to provide additional services to clients requiring one-on-one supervision, through June 30, 2015.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, clients will not receive the additional one-on-one supervision as provided by this Contractor.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable.