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C. 44

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	June 13, 2017

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #24-680-33 with Telecare Corporation

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/13/2017

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:	Cynthia Belon 925-957-5201
cc:	Leslie Walker Marcy 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: June 13, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #24-680-33 with Telecare Corporation, a corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,927,909, to provide gero-psychiatric and subacute mental health care services to severely and persistently mentally ill (SPMI) clients, for the period from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract is funded 81% Mental Health Realignment and 19% Hospital Utilization Review. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the social needs of the 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 November 1, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-680-31 (as amended by Contract Amendment Agreement #24-680-32) with Telecare Corporation, for the period from July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017, for the provision of gero-psychiatric and subacute mental health care for Severely and Persistently Mentally Ill clients.

Approval of Contract #24-680-33 allows the Contractor to continue providing services through June 30, 2018.

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.