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C.101

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	September 7, 2021

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-470-8 with Arianne Ferguson, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/07/2021

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:	Suzanne Tavano, Ph.D, 925-957-5201
cc:	Alaina Floyd marcy.wilham

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 7, 2021
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-470-8 with Arianne Ferguson, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $209,664, to provide outpatient psychiatric care services to mentally ill older adults in Central Contra Costa County, for the period from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in budgeted annual expenditures of up to $209,664 and will be funded 100% by Mental Health Realignment. (No rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

The Behavioral Health Division has been contracting with Arianne Ferguson, M.D., since September 1, 2014 to provide outpatient psychiatric care to mentally ill adults in Central Contra Costa County.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On June 16, 2020, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-470-7 with Arianne Ferguson, M.D., in the amount not to exceed $209,664 to provide outpatient psychiatric care to mentally ill adults in Central Contra Costa County, for the period from September 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021.

Approval of Contract #74-470-8 will allow the contractor to continue providing psychiatric services through August 31, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

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