To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Ori Tzvieli, Interim Health Services Director
Report Title: Cancellation Agreement #74-592-9 and Contract #74-592-10 with Jennifer Lee Miles, M.D.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Interim Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County, as follows: (1) Cancellation Agreement #74-592-9 with Jennifer Lee Miles, M.D, an individual, effective at the end of business on July 31, 2025; and (2) Contract #74-592-10 with Jennifer Lee Miles, M.D., an individual, in an amount not to exceed $375,000, to provide outpatient psychiatric care services for children, adolescents and young adults seen in Contra Costa County's First Hope program, for the period August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual expenditures up to $375,000 and will be funded 50% by Mental Health Realignment and 50% 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, adolescents and young adults seen in Contra Costa County's First Hope program. The First Hope program is an outpatient treatment program for young people and their families experiencing early symptoms of psychosis or a recent psychotic episode. This Contractor has been providing outpatient psychiatric care services for the County since April 1, 2019.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ?? 26227 and 31000; and Welfare and Institutions Code, ? 5600 et seq. (The Bronzan - McCorquodale Act). Health Services Personnel approved this Contract to ensure no conflicts with labor relations. Acting as a Mental Health Plan designated by ...
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