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C.102

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

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-448-3 with Edward Lau, MD

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:	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 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 #74-448-3 with Edward Lau, MD, a self-employed individual, in an amount not to exceed $266,240, to provide outpatient psychiatric care services for the period from September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

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

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

BACKGROUND:

For a number of years the County has contracted with Medical, Dental and Mental Health Specialists to provide specialized medical services. On September 10, 2013, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-448-2 with Edward Lau, M.D., for the period from September 1, 2014 through August 31, 2015, for the provision of outpatient psychiatric care services for children, at the East County Children’s Clinic.

Approval of Contract #74-448-3 will allow the Contractor to continue providing outpatient psychiatric care services through August 31, 2015.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: (CONT'D)

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

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable