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HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY / MENTAL HEALTH
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a) AGREEMENT - Request approval and authorization for the Executive Director to sign the Amendment No. 1 to the Misc. Agreement 2025-345 with AB Staffing for the purpose of locating and arranging for locum tenens Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Licensed Clinical Social Workers and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists to provide medical services, thereby updating the Exhibit B to remove the rates for “Travel/Lodge”, with maximum compensation not to exceed $600,000 in any one fiscal year, effective 12/1/25 and shall terminate 6/30/28
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Financial Impact:
There is no change to the maximum compensation. Services are paid for using Mental Health Realignment funds. Budget unit is 40131 for Mental Health. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Background Information:
The Board of Supervisors approved Misc. Agree. 2025-45 on 11/25/25 with the vendor to locate and arrange for Psychiatrist(s), Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Licensed Clinical Social Workers and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists to provide medical services for the Department during periods of staffing shortages or vacation coverage either on-site or through telehealth. This Amendment No. 1 revises the agreement’s Exhibit B to remove a “Travel/Lodge” rate that the Agency will not be utilizing due to the Agency not covering Travel or Lodge for locum tenens. This rate was removed to avoid confusion. There was no change to the original rate, maximum compensation amount or term dates.
This is one of several locum tenens contracts the Department can utilize to provide temporary staffing arrangements for Psychiatrists, Physician Assistants, and mid-level providers. Maintaining contracts for provider services is necessary to meet state requirements for network adequacy.