Title
Authorize the Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-12255 with Telecare Corporation to revise the Business Associate Agreement, and add a Non-Medi-Cal eligible Enhanced Treatment (ET) Rate, and increase funding for fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 from $83,435 to $242,355 (an increase of $158,920), for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $409,226.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Director of Health to execute Amendment No. 1 to Mental Health Services Agreement A-12255 with Telecare Corporation to revise the Business Associate Agreement, and add a Non-Medi-Cal eligible Enhanced Treatment (ET) Rate, and increase funding for fiscal year (FY) 2014-15 from $83,435 to $242,355 (an increase of $158,920), for a revised total Agreement amount not to exceed $409,226.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Telecare Corporation administers the neurobehavioral program at Garfield Neurobehavioral Center. This skilled nursing facility provides mental health services to individuals with neurological impairments such as organic brain syndrome, traumatic brain injured, and the medically debilitated. Telecare Corporation admits patients referred by the County with a primary psychiatric diagnosis and the presence of a neurological condition, such as brain injury or dementia, and conserved and found to be gravely disabled, subject to bed availability and order of a physician. This facility focuses on providing a safe and secure environment, with a comprehensive approach to the needs of the individual with such impairments. Garfield Neurobehavioral Center is located in Oakland, California.
The Agreement with Telecare Corporation is for a three (3) fiscal year term from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2015. Amendment No. 1 affects FY 2014-15 only, and increases the number of patients from one (1) to three (3) at a standard Medi-Cal eligible Enhanced Treatment patch rate, and adds a N...
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