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FROM: Costa
Warren E. Rupfs
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Sheriff-CoronerDATE: uounty
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June 21, 1999
SUBJECT;
University of Califomia, San Francisco Tissue Bank
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMN19NDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUST£F9CA'r;ON
RgQQMjAEN2AjQN, Authorize the Sheriff-Coroner or his designee, on behalf of the County,
to execute a five year agreement with,the University of California, San Francisco Tissue Bank(UCSF Tissue
Bank). The agreement would designate UCSF Tissue Bark as the tissue procurement organization to be
utilized by the Coroner when no ever arrangements have been made by the deceased or by the deceased's
next of kin. The agreement would allow the Sheriff-Coroner to assess the tissue bark a facility use fee for
use of the Contra Costa County Morgue to harvest transplantable tissue,
ANSjC ,l Ti N The Coroner's Office has access to potentW donors
of tissue which may be used ir,transplantation. The University of California, San Francisco Tissue Bank is
licensed by the State of California to perform. its functlon as a tissue bark, and desires to harvest these
tissues and make there available for transplant, Section 27491.44 of the California Government Code
authorizes the coroner to ester into agreements with one or more procurement organizations to coordinate
organ recovery procedures within the coroner's urrsdiction.
This agreement will ;yelp to develop the full donor potential of'Contra Costa 'County by providing broader
access to various tissues needed for transplantation. lt will also streamline the donation,, process, making
tissue donation and transplant possible for many more people.
EjNAN9jAL_jMFA9L This agreement provides for a facility use fee, passable to the Sheriff-
Coroner by the University of California, San Francisco Tissue Bank, which is dependent upon the complexity
of the harvesting process, and thereby the amount of time repufred to complete the !harvest. A€:iimmurn
fee of$100 and a maximum fee of$300 will be assessed for each recovery. "`his will result in a positive
cash flow for Contra Costa County.
CONT£NU£D ON ATTACHMENT: �e SIGNATURE.
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY AO£b8INiSTRdaTOR —RECOMMENDATION REOC3fbr MENDAT£ON OF BOARD a-0 .1 BE
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
f HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THM£S A TRUE
UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ' AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: — � ABSTAft- OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOW-m
CC. Thwas Wore,, Lieutenant (313-2850) ATTESTED C e,.
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Gerald Mltosinka, Chief (313-2WO) PHjL SAT&HELOR,CLERK of THE BOARD OF
KathY HOimles. Cormander (333-2400) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY AOWN� S'"€XTOR
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