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C. 99

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	August 18, 2015

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-429-6 with Roobal Sekhon, D. O.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/18/2015

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Cynthia Belon, 925-957-5201
cc:	K Cyr N Rios

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 18, 2015
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74-429-6 with Roobal Sekhon, O.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $254,720, to provide outpatient psychiatric care for County’s Adult Mental Health Clinics, including sleep studies, positive airways pressure clinics and administrative duties at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers (CCRMC) for the period from August 1, 2015 through July 31, 2016.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 69% by Mental Health Realignment and 31% by Hospital Enterprise Fund I. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

For a number of years the County has contracted with Medical, Dental and Mental Health Specialists to provide specialized medical services. On September 9, 2014, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-429-5 with Roobal Sekhon, D.O. to provide psychiatric care, sleep studies and continuous positive airway pressure clinics for mentally ill adults at the County’s Adult Mental Health Clinics, for the period from August 1, 2014 through July 31, 2015. Approval of Contract #74-429-6, will allow the Contractor to provide outpatient psychiatric care at County’s Adult Mental Health Clinic’s, including sleep studies, airway pressure clinics and administrative duties for mentally ill adults at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers (CCRMC), through July 31, 2016.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.