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Approve a third contract amendment with LocumTenens.com for $2,276,000 for a total contract amount of $5,876,000 to provide psychiatric medical services for the current period through June 30, 2024; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute this contract amendment and any subsequent amendments to this contract, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve a third contract amendment with LocumTenens.com for $2,276,000 for a total contract amount of $5,876,000 to provide psychiatric medical services for the current period through June 30, 2024; and delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute this contract amendment and any subsequent amendments to this contract, with County Counsel concurrence, up to an aggregate of $74,999.
SUMMARY:
LocumTenens.com provides physicians and advance practice recruitment services in the high-demand medical specialties. Under the existing agreements, LocumTenens.com provides H&SS with temporary professional staffing in the adult and children's outpatient clinics such as psychiatrists and/or experienced nurse practitioner/physician assistants experienced in mental health. This is an essential aspect of service delivery and using temporary providers is the only way to provide care when there are not enough County psychiatrists to meet the need.
This is the third contract amendment with LocumTenens.com, and it is necessary for continuation of psychiatric services for mental health clients. The original two-year contract, approved by the Board on June 28, 2022, began July 1, 2022. A first amendment was entered on July 19, 2022 and a second amendment was entered on September 15, 2023. These amendments were technical in nature with no fiscal im...
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