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C. 60

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	August 1, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-407-7 with Daniel Forkin, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/01/2017

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:	D Morgan M 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: August 1, 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 #74-407-7 with Daniel Forkin, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $145,600, to provide outpatient psychiatric care to mentally ill adults in West County, for the period from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

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

BACKGROUND:

On September 20, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-407-6 with Daniel Forkin, M.D., to provide outpatient psychiatric care, including, diagnosis, counseling, evaluation, medical and therapeutic treatment, and consulting and training in therapeutic matters for mentally ill adults in West Contra Costa County for the period October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of Contract #74-407-7 will allow the Contractor to continue to provide outpatient psychiatric care to mentally ill adults in West Contra Costa County, through September 30, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, patients requiring outpatient psychiatric care will not have access to Contractor’s services.