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C. 31

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	August 9, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-446-4 with Neil Sachs, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/09/2016

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

ABSENT:

Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor

Contact:	Cynthia Belon, 925-957-5201
cc:	K Cyr 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 9, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74-446-4 with Neil Sachs, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $218,400, to provide outpatient psychiatric services to patients in West County for the period from October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

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

BACKGROUND:

On October 6, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-446-3 with Neil Sachs, M.D., for the provision of outpatient psychiatric care including, but not limited to: diagnosis, counseling, evaluation, medical and therapeutic treatment, and medical and therapeutic staff training for adult patients in West County for the period from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. Approval of Contract #74-446-4 will allow the Contractor to continue providing psychiatric services through September 30, 2017.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.