To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Rescind Prior Board Action Pertaining to Contracted Services with Naomi Natalie Terao, MD, Inc.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
RESCIND prior Board action of October 7, 2025 (C.105.) which approved and authorized the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-735 with Naomi Natalie Terao, M.D., in an amount not to exceed $425,000 to provide outpatient psychiatric care services for mental health patients with a substance abuse disorder in Contra Costa County for the period October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-735 with Naomi Natalie Terao, M.D., Inc., a professional corporation, in an amount not to exceed $425,000, to provide addiction medicine services for mental health patients with substance abuse disorders in Contra Costa County, for the period January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $425,000 and will be funded as budgeted by the department, 100% by Mental Health Measure X Funds.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing Measure X funded mental health addiction medicine services including, but not limited to diagnosing, counseling, evaluating, medication management and providing medical and psychiatric therapeutic treatment services to mental health patients with substance abuse disorders in Contra Costa County. This is a new Contractor who will provide these services and foster a deep understanding of the County's organization, mission, values, and long-term objectives starting January 1, 2026.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ?? 26227...
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