Agenda

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C. 68

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	July 27, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-524-6 with Kermit Johnson, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/27/2021

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:	Suzanne Tavano, Ph.D. 925-957-5212
cc:	Alaina Floyd marcy.wilham

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: July 27, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-524-6 with Kermit Johnson, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $279,552, to provide outpatient mental health services for the period from August 1, 2021 through July 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $279,552 and will be funded by 100% Mental Health Realignment revenue. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

The Behavioral Health Division has been contracting with Dr. Kermit Johnson, M.D., since August 2016 for his expertise in providing outpatient psychiatric care to mentally ill adult patients in Central Contra Costa County since August 15, 2016.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On May 26, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-524-5, with Kermit Johnson, M.D., in an amount not to exceed $279,552, to provide outpatient psychiatric services, including diagnosing, counseling, evaluating and providing medical and therapeutic treatment and consulting and training in medical and therapeutic matters to adult patients in Central County, for the period from August 1, 2020 through July 31, 2021.

Approval of Contract #74-524-6 will allow this contractor to continue providing outpatient psychiatric services through July 31, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, this contractor will not be able to provide outpatient mental health services to patients.