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FROM: William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director •f ;
By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator �`1z Contra
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DATE: September 9 , 1996 County
SUBJECT: Approval -of Standard Contract #23-187-3 with The Abaris Group
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION '
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director to execute on
behalf of the County, Standard Contract #23-187-3 with The Abaris
Group, for the period from September 1, 1996 through June 30, 1997,
with a payment limit not to exceed $31, 140, for the Poison Control
Alternatives Project.
II. FINANCIAL IMPACT:
This Contract is funded 100% by the State Emergency Medical Services
(EMS) Authority. No County funds are required.
III. BACKGROUND:
On April 11, 1994, the Internal Operations Committee approved a
special project to study Poison Control Alternatives to be carried
out by the Health Services Department with federal block grant funds
received through a State EMS grant (County #29-311, approved by the
Board of Supervisors on October 25, 1994) .
On December 20, 1994, the Board of Supervisors approved Standard
Contract #23-187 (as extended by Contract Extension Agreement
#23-187-1 and amended by Contract Amendment Agreement #23-187-2)
with The Abaris Group to design, develop, and evaluate two
alternative delivery models of poison call screening for
implementation by the County; one through an existing "nurse
screening" system and the other through trained emergency medical
dispatchers working in a secondary 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering
Point.
Approval of Standard Contract #23-187-3 will allow the Contractor to
continue implementing the two model programs and provide initial
model evaluation services through June 30, 1997 .
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 SEP,
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT ) 1 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
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Contact:
Art Lathrop646-4690) OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Health Services (Contracts) ATTESTED E 2 4 1996
Risk Management Phil Batchelor,Clerk of the Board of
Auditor-Controller Supervisors and County Administrator
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