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C. 71

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	July 12, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-448-11 with Edward Lau, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/12/2022

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., 925-957-5201
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 12, 2022
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 #74-448-11 with Edward Lau, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $351,437, to provide outpatient psychiatric care services to mentally ill older adults in East Contra Costa County, for the period from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in budgeted annual expenditures of up to $351,437 and will be funded 50% by Mental Health Realignment Fund and 50% Federal Medi-Cal. (Rate Increase)

BACKGROUND:

The Behavioral Health Division has been contracting with Edward Lau, M.D., since September 1, 2012 to provide outpatient psychiatric care to mentally ill adults in East Contra Costa County.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On July 27, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-448-10 with Edward Lau, M.D., in the amount of $319,448 to provide outpatient psychiatric care to mentally ill adults in East Costa County for the period from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022.

Approval of Contract #74-448-11 will allow contractor to continue providing psychiatric services through August 31, 2023.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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