Agenda

Return

C.100

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

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Amendment to Contract #74-448-12 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., 925-957-5212
cc:	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: 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 Amendment Agreement with Edward Lau, M.D., an individual, effective June 1, 2022, to increase the total payment limit by $25,000 from $319,488 to a new Payment Limit of $344,488 to provide additional outpatient services with no change in the term of September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this amendment will result in the total annual cost of approximately $25,000 and will be funded by 50% Mental Health Realignment Funds and 50% Federal Medi-Cal.

BACKGROUND:

The proposed amendment agreement would increase the total payment limit and hourly rate and require the psychiatrist to provide additional services in the Behavioral Health Division’s outpatient clinics. The need for the amendment is due to nationwide shortage of psychiatrists resulting in a competitive market for providers and the psychiatry FTE currently assigned to the division is not able to accommodate shifts in the outpatient clinic locations.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On July 27, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-448-10 with Edward Lau, M.D., to provide outpatient psychiatric care to mentally ill adults in East County for the period from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022 in the amount $319,488.

This amendment is being submitted late due to an oversight by Behavioral Health Division staff.

Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #74-448-12 will allow the contractor to provide additional services through August 31, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this amendment is not approved, the Behavioral Health Division will not be able to adequately staff its outpatient psychiatric clinics.