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Health and Human Services Agency, Mental Health Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign retroactive Amendment I to Agreement for Services 628-S1210 with Dignity Health Medical Foundation for the provision of inpatient mental health services and medical care for a term of February 22, 2012 through June 30, 2015 with a maximum annual obligation of $200,000; and
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent to execute further documents relating to the above noted Agreement, including amendments thereto, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management, which do not affect the maximum dollar amount or term of the Agreement.
FUNDING: Federal and State funding.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost…………… $200,000
Original Agreement………………. $61,300
Amendment I …………………… $138,700
Total Funding Available………… $200,000
Change To Net County Cost……. $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
There is no Net County Cost associated with this Agreement. Sufficient appropriations were included in the Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2012-13 budget, were submitted in the FY 2013-14 Budget Request, and will be included in future budgets for the term of the Agreement.
Background
Dignity Health Medical Foundation, through its Woodland facility, is one of very few facilities in California that offer both medical and mental health services in the same setting. On March 8, 2013, the Purchasing Agent signed Agreement for Services 628-S1210, with a term of April 10, 2012 through April 9, 2013 and maximum obligation of $61,300, to reimburse Dignity for services provided during that period. Since that time, the Health and Human Services Agency (“HHSA”) received additional invoices for services provided in February 2012, requiring retroactive extension of the term to allow payment for services performed.
On May 16, 2013, the County received a request for mental health services for a patient admitted to Barto...
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