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a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 2 to Standard Agreement with Orbit Health, Inc., (Orbit) for the placement of licensed mental health providers, increasing the contract amount by $1,788,800 for a revised contract amount not to exceed $1,986,800 and extending the term an additional two years for a new full term of May 15, 2023 to May 31, 2026; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount ($198,680) and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board:
a. Approve and authorize the Director of Health Services, or designee, to execute Amendment No. 2 to Standard Agreement with Orbit Health, Inc., (Orbit) for the placement of licensed mental health providers, increasing the contract amount by $1,788,800 for a revised contract amount not to exceed $1,986,800 and extending the term an additional two years for a new full term of May 15, 2023 to May 31, 2026; and
b. Authorize the Director of Health Services or designee to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this Agreement where the amendments do not exceed 10% of the original contract amount ($198,680) and do not significantly change the scope of work.
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SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The Health Department Clinic Services Bureau (Clinic Services) operates ten community clinic sites designated as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) which provide preventive, primary, and specialty medical care services.
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 recr...
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