DATE: December 4, 2018
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Retroactive Master Agreement for Temporary Staffing
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute a retroactive Master Agreement with various Temporary Staffing Agencies effective November 1, 2018 through June 30, 2023, which includes a two-year and eight-month base contract and two optional one-year extensions, total not to exceed $12,133,333.
2. Authorize the Director of the Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, to add and/or delete vendors to the Master Agreement, as necessary, with oversight and approval from Internal Services Department - Purchasing Division, and to renegotiate and approve rates based upon the prevailing market.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action will allow the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) to utilize Temporary Staffing Agencies to provide staffing qualified to deliver services to adults with severe mental illness and youth with serious emotional disturbances when gaps in qualified County staff coverage is identified, including Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCC), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Registered Nurses (RN), and Nurse Practitioners (NP) through a Master Agreement.
Approval of the second recommended action will allow the DBH Director, or designee, to modify, add and/or delete Temporary Staffing Agencies to the recommended agreement, as needed, and/or to renegotiate their rates based upon the prevailing market.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board not approve the recommended actions, individuals receiving mental health services will be subject to the negative consequences of inadequate staffing. Optimal staffing is critical for DBH operations and ongoing services to clients. Given the current...
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