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TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Mark Finucane, Health Services Director
Contra
By: Elizabeth A Spooner, Contracts Administrator Costa
DATE: July 23, 1992 County
SUBJECT:Approval of Medical Specialist Contract #26-899-1 with
Gloria Asuncion; M.D.
I
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMeNDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee,
(Frank Puglisi,'' Jr. ) to execute on behalf of the County, Medical
Specialist Contract #26-899-1 with Gloria Asuncion, M.D. , in an
amount not to exceed a total contract payment limit of $85, 000 for
Pathology Services for the period May 1, 1992 through April 30, 1993.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Cost to the County depends upon utilization. As appropriate,
patients and/orthird party payers will be billed for services.
III. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND:
On June 18, 1991, the Board approved Contract #26-899, with Gloria
Asuncion, M.D. , to provide Pathology Services, for workload over-flow
and vacation and/or illness relief,. as required for the Chief of
Pathology Services and one part-time pathologist at -Merrithew
Memorial Hospital and Clinics through April 30, 1992.
Due to an administrative oversight by both the County and Dr.
Asuncion, the 'Contract expired while use of Pathology Services
continued as needed by the Department and were provided by the
Contractor in good faith.
Approval of Medical Specialist Contract #26-899-1 will provide the
mechanism to pay for services provided by Dr. Asuncion and will allow
her to continue to provide Pathology Services at Merrithew Memorial
Hospital and Clinics through April 30, 1993 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON i;ZAPPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _/� OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED
Risk Management Phil Batchelor,&rk of the Board of
Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County Administrator
Contractor
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