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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09121989 - 1.73 r ..... Al 1-073 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Mark Finucane , Health Services Director —" FROM: By : Elizabeth A. Spooner , Contracts Administrator Contra Costa DATE'. August 31, 1989 County Approval of Veterans Administration Amendment SUBJECT: Agreement 4626-023-41 SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I . RECOMMENDED ACTION : Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute on behalf of the County , Veterans Administration Amendment Agreement 4626-023-41 with the Martinez Veterans Administration Medical Center to amend Contract 4626-023-37 (effective April 1 , 1988 through May 31 , 1989 ) , as amended by Amendment Agreements 4626-023-38 , 4626-023-39 and 4626-023-40 , to increase the payment limit of the Contract , effective June 1 , 1989 , by an additional $ 100 ,000; to add new procedures to the list of procedures available under the Contract ; and to extend the term of the agreement through December 31 , 1989 . II . FINANCIAL IMPACT : This Contract is funded in the Health Services Department ' s Enterprise I Budget . Approval of Amendment Agreement 4626-023-41 will increase the payment limit of the Contract by $100 ,000 , from $100 ,000 to a new total payment limit of $200,000 . There is no unit price increase included in this amendment . Cost of the services will depend upon utilization , and the ser- vices provided under this contract are billable to patients and third party payors . ; III . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND : For many years , the County has maintained a contractual rela- tionship with the Martinez Veterans Administration Medical Center , through a mutual sharing agreement , which has made available to the County specialized medical services not available at Merrithew Memorial Hospital and Clinics due to lack of resources , equipment , and personnel . At the present time the Veterans administration is providing nuclear medicine studies , specialized laboratory tests , and dermatology services . The Contract documents have always been prepared by the Veterans Administration . CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: ` YES SIGNATURE; RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDA 61 OF BOARD 440MMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD ON 5V 12 1989 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. CC: SEP 12 1989 Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED _ Risk Management PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Auditor-Controller SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contractor BYDEPUTY M382/7-83 Board Order Amendment Agreement #26-023-41 Veterans Administration Medical Center Page 2 On April 26 , 1988 , the Board approved Veterans Administration Contract #26-023-37 and Veterans Administration Amendment Agreement #26-023-38 , and on August 16 , 1988 , approved Veterans Administration Amendment #26-023-399 for the period April 1 , 1988 through May 31 , 1989 . On July 11 , 1989 , the Board approved Amendment Agreement #26-023-40 which extended the Contract through August 31 , 1989 . At that time , both parties understood that there was to be no unit price increase; however , the Department and the Veterans Administration inadvertantly neglected to request an increase in the contract payment limit to cover the extended term of the Contract . Approval of Amendment Agreement #26-023-41 will provide for an increase in the contract payment limit , effective June 1 , 1989 ; extend the term of the Contract through December 31 , 1989 ; and add to the list of procedures available to the County, the following opthalmic procedures : Visual Field Testing W/Humphrey/Goldman Vitrectomy Vitrectomy and Lensectomy Vitrectomy and Scleral Buckle Vitrectomy/Scleral Buckle/Lensectomy.