RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74-282-13 with Ronel L. Lewis, M.D., a self-employed individual, in an amount not to exceed $213,280, to provide child psychiatry care services at the County’s Juvenile Hall and at the East County Children’s Mental Health Clinic, for the period from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 25% by Federal FFP Medi-Cal, 25% by State Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT), and 50% Mental Health Realignment. (No rate increase)
BACKGROUND:
For a number of years the County has contracted with Medical, Dental and Mental Health Specialists to provide specialized medical services.
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