Agenda

Return

C. 84

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	September 13, 2016

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #24-497-7 with Dharmini Harichandran, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/13/2016

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
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Cynthia Belon 957-5201
cc:	D Morgan 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: September 13, 2016
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract #24-497-7 with Dharmini Harichandran, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $174,720, to provide outpatient psychiatric care services to adult patients in East County for the period from September 1, 2016 through August 31, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

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

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

BACKGROUND:

On August 18, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-497-6 with Dharmini Harichandran, M.D. for the provision of outpatient psychiatric care services, including diagnosing, counseling, evaluating, providing medical and therapeutic treatment for mentally ill adults in East County, for the period from September 1, 2015 through August 31, 2016.

Approval of Contract #24-497-7 will allow Contractor to continue providing psychiatric care through August 31, 2017.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: (CONT'D)

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

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not Applicable