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Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute Amendment No. 4 to Agreement A-16787 with Orbit Health Inc., (Orbit) for the placement of licensed mental health providers, extending the term for two additional years with a term of May 15, 2023 to May 31, 2028 and increasing the contract amount by $1,616,870 for a revised contract amount not to exceed $3,802,350.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors:
Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to execute Amendment No. 4 to Agreement A-16787 with Orbit Health Inc., (Orbit) for the placement of licensed mental health providers, extending the term for two additional years with a term of May 15, 2023 to May 31, 2028 and increasing the contract amount by $1,616,870 for a revised contract amount not to exceed $3,802,350.
SUMMARY:
The Health Department Clinic Services Bureau (Clinic Services) operates twelve community clinic sites designated as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) which provide preventive, primary, and specialty medical care services.
Approval of this agreement with Orbit Health Inc. will allow Clinic Services to continue providing essential mental health services that remain in high demand and have a short supply through telepsychiatry.
Approving the recommended action will ensure uninterrupted access to these services while also supporting up to four mental health providers, including the addition of a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist over the next two years, helping to expand capacity and better meet community needs.
DISCUSSION:
Orbit Health is a psychiatrist-led company delivering telepsychiatry services to over a dozen counties in California since 2015. Orbit’s experience with providing County-operated mental health services includes Los Angeles County, Imperial, and Orange Counties.
Due to the competitive market to hire psychiatrists, it has been a challenge to recrui...
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