To: Board of Supervisors
From: DHHS: Public Health
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Agreement with Preferred Healthcare Registry, Inc. for Temporary Placement of Occupational or Physical Therapist
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the agreement between Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Public Health and Preferred Healthcare Registry, Inc. for temporary placement of one (1) Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist in the California Children's Services' Medical Therapy Program for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022;
2. Authorize the Chair to sign the agreement; and
3. Authorize the Public Health Director to sign future amendments to this agreement thereto after review by County Counsel and Risk Manager.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
Public Health Fund (1175)
DISCUSSION:
California Children's Services (CCS) is a statewide program that authorizes diagnosis and treatment services for children with certain physical limitations and chronic health conditions or diseases. CCS provides specialty pediatric physical and occupational therapy at the Medical Therapy Program (MTP) located at Glen Paul School in Eureka. DHHS - Public Health has been administering the MTP since 1980. The MTP caseload consists of children with a variety of diagnoses including rheumatoid arthritis, childhood cancers, chronic orthopedic conditions, cerebral palsy and infants with prenatal drug exposure.
The MTP currently and typically staffs three full-time equivalent (FTE) Occupational and Physical Therapists. In the past, the program has experienced difficulty finding qualified licensed therapists. If any of the three current staff were to leave county employment, there would be a disruption in service to children with high medical needs. In July of 2017, DHHS - Public Health entered into an agreement with Preferred Healthcare Registry, Inc. for temporary placement of Occupational Therapists for ...
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