Agenda

Return

C. 60

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:	September 26, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-479-3 with D. R. Ruecker, M.D., Inc.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/26/2017

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

ABSENT:

Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Cynthia Belon, 925-957-5201
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 26, 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 #74-479-3 with D. R. Ruecker M.D., Inc., a professional corporation, in an amount not to exceed $300,800, to provide outpatient psychiatric care for seriously emotionally disturbed (SED) children and adolescents in Central Contra Costa County for the period from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract is funded 50% by Federal Medi-Cal and 50% by Mental Health Realignment. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

On November 8, 2016, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-479-2, with D. R. Ruecker M.D., Inc., for the provision of outpatient psychiatric care for SED children and adolescents in Central Contra Costa County, including diagnosis, counseling, evaluation, medical and therapeutic treatment, consulting and training, for the period from January 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

Approval of Contract #74-479-3 will allow the contractor to continue providing outpatient psychiatric care through December 31, 2018.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, Central Contra Costa County’s clients will not have access to the contractor’s outpatient psychiatric care.