Agenda

Return

C.109

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	September 13, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #74-365-14 with Jee Hyun Guss, M.D.

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/13/2022

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. 925-957-5212
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 13, 2022
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 #74-365-14 with Jee Hyun Guss, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $362,208, to provide outpatient mental health services in central Contra Costa County, for the period from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $362,208 and will be funded as budgeted by the department in FY 2022-23, by 100% Mental Health Realignment funds. (Rate increase)

BACKGROUND:

Dr. Guss has been providing psychiatric services for mentally ill adults in central Contra Costa County, since September 1, 2009.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

On May 11, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-365-13, with Jee Hyun Guss, M.D., in an amount not to exceed $329,280, to provide outpatient psychiatric services, including diagnosing, counseling, evaluating and providing medical and therapeutic treatment and consulting and training in medical and therapeutic matters to adult patients in Central County, for the period from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2022.

Approval of Contract #74-365-14 will allow the contractor to continue providing outpatient psychiatric services through August 31, 2023.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, this contractor will not be able to provide outpatient mental health services to patients.