DATE: November 28, 2023
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: John Zanoni, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
SUBJECT: Amendment to Agreement with California Forensic Medical Group, Incorporated
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment IX to Agreement with California Forensic Medical Group, Incorporated (CFMG) for jail medical services for the Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator's Office detention facilities, extending the term by six months, commencing on January 1, 2024, to June 30, 2024, and increasing the maximum by $16,358,514 to a total of $175,367,641.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended action. Approval of the recommended action will extend the County's agreements with CFMG for medical and behavioral health care services provided at the Jail for an additional six months. Approval of the recommended action will allow sufficient time to continue to negotiate and develop a new five-year agreement for Jail medical services. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no practical alternative under the circumstances. If the recommended action is not approved, the Sheriff's Office will be without a Jail medical and behavioral health care agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions. The Sheriff's Office will have sufficient appropriations included in their respective FY 2023-24 budget requests. Approval of the recommended action will increase the Sheriff's agreement maximum by $16,358,514, for a total of $175,367,641.
DISCUSSION:
On April 3, 2018, the Board approved Agreement No. A-18-169 with CFMG, to provide medical and behavioral health care services to the adult incarcerated individuals detained in the County Sheriff Adult Detention Facilities identified as North Annex, Main, and South Annex Jails (Jail).
Sheriff Agreement A-18-169
On April 28, 2020, the Board approved Amendment I t...
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