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C. 62

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	August 1, 2017

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Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-446-5 with Neil Sachs, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 08/01/2017

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:	Cynthia Belon, 925-957-5201
cc:	L Walker 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 1, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #74-446-5 with Neil Sachs, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $224,640, to provide outpatient psychiatric services to patients in West County, for the period from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded 100% Mental Health Realignment. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On August 9, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-446-4 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, 2016 through September 30, 2017.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Approval of Contract #74-446-5 will allow the Contractor to continue providing psychiatric services through September 30, 2018.

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.