DATE: June 18, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Amendments to Various Agreements for Contract Term Extensions
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute the following Amendments with various contractors for contract term extensions with increases to the maximum compensations for FY 2019-20, effective July 1, 2019:
1. Amendment IV with Dr. John L. Shaeffer, Inc., A Professional Medical Corporation dba California Psychiatrists for the Master Agreement for Telemedicine Services (Agreement No. A-10-674-3) to provide telemedicine psychiatry services to severely mentally ill individuals, through December 31, 2019 ($24,049,148).
2. Amendment I with Mental Health Patient's Rights Advocate Program for Mental Health Patient's Rights Advocacy Services (Agreement No. A-14-275) for advocacy services to individuals receiving mental health services, through December 31, 2019 ($1,258,713).
3. Amendment II with Mental Health Systems for Co-Occurring Disorders Program Full-Service Partnership (Agreement No. A-14-276-1) for services to individuals with serious and persistent mental illness and substance use disorders who are homeless, at risk of homelessness, frequent users of crisis services, and/or at risk of incarceration, through December 31, 2019 ($12,095,804).
4. Amendment III with Dr. Richard Guzzetta, M.D. dba Touchstone Medical Group for Pathways to Recovery Program (Agreement No. A-14-101-2) for substance use disorder and mental health services, through June 30, 2020 ($592,200).
5. Amendment II with Family Development Center for Pathways to Recovery Therapeutic Child Care Center (Agreement No. A-14-292-1) for therapeutic child care to individuals receiving mental health and substance use disorder treatment in the Pathways to Recovery Program, through June 30, 2020 ($1,853,520).
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions would allow six- to twelve-month co...
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