To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #74-448-16 with Edward Lau, M.D.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #74-448-16 with Edward Lau, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $375,000, to provide outpatient psychiatric care services for children and adolescents with mental illness in East Contra Costa County, for the period September 1, 2026 through December 31, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in budgeted annual expenditures of up to $375,000 and will be funded 50% by Mental Health Realignment Fund and 50% by Federal Medi-Cal revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing psychiatric services including, but not limited to: diagnosing, counseling, evaluating, medication management and providing medical and psychiatric therapeutic treatment for children and adolescents with mental illness in East Contra Costa County. This Contractor has been providing outpatient psychiatric care services since September 1, 2012.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: Welfare and Institutions Code, ? 5600 et seq. (The Bronzan McCorquodale Act); California Code of Regulations ("CCR"), Title 9, ? 523 et seq. (Community Mental Health Services) and California Government Code ?? 26227 and 31000. The Behavioral Health's Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the contract are upheld. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. Per Administrative Bulletin 600.3, the Contractor provides physician services and is exempt from solicitation requirements.
On September 9, 20...
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