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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09172002 - C.60-C.65 - Centra TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Costa FROM; Jahn Cullen, Director w" Employment and Human Services Department °' �� Co U my DATE: August 29, 2002 ✓ SUBJECT: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to AMEND the contract with San Francisco State University Bay Area Academy (#21-794-1) for regional recruitment and retention project services by extending the contract term to October 31, 2002. SPECIFIC REQUEST{S}OR RECOMMENDATION{S}&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Employment and Human Services Director, or designee, to AMEND the contract with ,San Francisco State University Bay Area Academy (#21-794-1) for regional recruitment and retention project services by extending the contract term to October 31, 2002. FINANCIAL IMPACT: No additional costs. BACKGROUND: During FY 2001/2002, the Employment and Human Service Department (EHSD) participated as one (1) of twelve (12) counties funding the Recruitment and Retention Project for a total project budget of$258,500. The project researches and develops strategies to identify problems in social services recruitment and retention, recommends specific policy and protocol, implements and provides technical assistance to the internal infrastructure, and develops a clearinghouse for recruitment inquiries. San Francisca State University (SFSU) Bay Area Academy, together with the Bay Area Social Service Consortium Human Resource Sub-committee (BAHRC), initiated the recruitment and retention project which gathers data on current hiring procedures, proposes to increase the number of completed applications for county jobs by 20% from current baseline, and presents recruitment and retention issues at six (6) national, state, and regional recruitment events per year. ;e�CONT#NUED ON ATTACHMENT; YS SIGNATURE; ac--'RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE -APPROVE _OTHER SIGNATURES : ACTION OF BOA#j ON. 3 i} ���.: 1 f r � =r� APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED � OTHER �y VOTE OF SUPERVISORS ,z I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE R .:UNANIMOUS{ASSENT � f,'' �`� } 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. ATTESTED ' J e t.' ! ; } �% ; JOHN SWWTEN,CLERK OF T14E BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact: DUN CRUZE 3-1582 EHSD(CONTRACTS UNIT)-SP � � '4"� fi , ll COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR 8Y V DEPUTY AUDITOR-CONTROLLER CONTRACTOR TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS til FROM: William Walker, Health Services Director By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator Contra Costa DATE: September 4, 2002 County SUBJECT: Approval of Contract #26-459 with Southern Nursing, Inc. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S),&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION W : Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Kathryn Grazzini) , to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #26- 459 with Southern Nursing, Inc. , a Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $250 , 000, for the period from September 1, 2002 through August 31, 2003 , to provide nursing registry services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center. FINANCIAL IMPACT: This contract is included in the Health Services Department Enterprise I budget . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/RACRGROUND: For several years the County has contracted with registries to provide temporary medical professionals to assist Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers during peak loads, temporary absences, and emergency situations. There is a nationwide nursing and healthcare staff shortage, and in spite of persistent efforts to recruit nurses and other healthcare staff, the Department has experienced great difficulty in filling any vacant positions . Therefore, the Department has had to rely heavily on the registry services in order to provide quality nursing care for patients . Under Contract #26-459, Southern Nursing, Inc. will provide temporary nursing services, as requested by the Department, through August 31, 2003 . CONTINUED-ONATT ACHMENT. r . s it- RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE `APPROVE OTHER ACTION OF BOARD 13 i , ;'� �t; j ; a 3;s APPROVE©AS RECOMMENDED . r - OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS °< UNANIMOUS ABSENT `. `� ; e I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE ( -4- 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. ATTESTEL7 s` JOHN SWE TEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person: Kathryn Grazzini (370-5121) CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts) Auditor-Controller Risk Management BY-4- DEPUTY Contractor TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: W'i'lliam 'Walker, Health Services Director Contra By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator ' Costa DATE: September 4, 2002 County SUBJECT: Approval of Contract #26-457 with Coast to Coast Nurse Staffing, Inc . SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION(S) : Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Kathryn Grazzini) , to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #26- 457 with Coast to Coast Nurse Staffing, Inc . , a Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $250, 000, for the period from September 1, 2002 through August 31, 2003 , to provide nursing registry services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center. FINANCIAL IMPACT: This contract is included in the Health Services Department Enterprise I budget . REASONS FOR RRCOMMFNDATION S/BACKGROUND: For several years the County has contracted with registries to provide temporary medical professionals to assist Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers during peak loads, temporary absences, and emergency situations. There is a nationwide nursing and healthcare staff shortage, and in spite of persistent efforts to recruit nurses and other healthcare staff, the Department has experienced great difficulty in filling any vacant positions . Therefore, the Department has had to rely heavily on the registry services in order to provide quality nursing care for patients . Under Contract #26-457, Coast to Coast Nurse Staffing, Inc . will provide temporary nursing services, as requested by the Department, through August 31, 2003 . CIT€ivUED ON ATTACHMENT: Y I . t RECOMMENDATION OF COI WTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE 4.a.-iPPROVE OTHER i y [ N T RE ACTION OF BOARD � � �^ x.;; t ' 3 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED >�- OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENTSIr� y�°�j 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. 14 ATTESTED__ Y '- JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Persortkathryn Grazz ini (370-5121) CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts) Auditor-Controller Fisk Management BY f' y # Iia �-_ DEPUTY Contractor a _ _. �r T{7: BC)ARC? OF SUPERVISORS FROM: William Walker, Health Services Director Contra_ Hy: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator Costa DATE: Septernber 4, 2002 County SUBJECT: Approval of Contract #26-458 with Access Nurses SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION(S) : Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Steve Tremain) , to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #26-458 with Access Nurses, a Corporation, in an amount not to exceed $100, 000, for the period from September 1, 2002 through August 31, 2003 , to provide nursing registry services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center. FINANCIAL_ IMPACT: This contract is included in the Health Services Department Enterprise I budget . REASONS FOR RECt MgNDATTONS/BACKGROUND: For several years the County has contracted with registries to provide temporary medical professionals to assist Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers during peak loads, temporary absences, and emergency situations. There is a nationwide nursing and healthcare staff shortage, and in spite of persistent efforts to recruit nurses and ether healthcare staff, the Department has experienced great difficulty in filling any vacant positions . Therefore, the Department has had to rely heavily on the registry services in order to provide quality nursing care for patients. Under Contract #26-458, Access Nurses will provide temporary nursing services, as requested by the Department, through August 31, 2003 . CONTINUED ON N .-RECOMMENDATION OF rol 17 Y ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE w 'APPROVE OTHER . : ACTION OF BOARD O it`'/ 1 ? :,' .r; ; _fit"";;-s APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED ., OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENTr ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE 80ARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED l 2 ' JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATORContact Person: Steve Tremain (370-5122) CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts) Auditor-Controller ' Risk Management BY } '" , r , ` Contractor ` �' t _ .�. DEPUTY TO: BOARD CP SUPERVISORS � A j William Waller, M.D. , e= 1th Services Director � 0 7. FROM: By Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator Centra Costa DATE: August 29, 2002 An�- � � County SUBJECT: Approval of Contract 26-968-4 with Thomas N. Paige, M.D. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION(S) : Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, (Steve Tremain) to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #26- 968-4 with Thomas N. Paige, M.D. , a Self-employed individual, (Specialty: Dermatology) , in an amount not to exceed $100, 008, for the period from October 1, 2002 through September 30 , 2003 , to provide professional Dermatology services for patients at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center. FISCAL IMPACT:. Cost to the County depends upon utilization. As appropriate, patients and/or third party payors will be billed for services . BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATIONS : For a number of years the County has contracted with Medical and Dental Specialists to provide specialized professional services which are not otherwise available in its hospital and clinics. On September 25, 2001, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #26-968-3 , with Thomas N. Paige, M.D. , for the period. from October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002, for the provision of Dermatology services, including consultation, clinic coverage, training, and medical and/or surgical procedures, for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers . Approval of Contract #26-968-4, will allow Contractor to continue providing services, through September 30, 2003 . CONTINUED N ATTACHMENT: y _ ICNA UR RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S):f ACTION tlE EiC ARLI NAE�#7ROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABBE NTS' ; } AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKE=N AYES:_ NOES: _. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: ABSTAIN:_ OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTED. JOHN SWEETEN, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person: Steve Tremain (370-5122) CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts) Auditor-Controller y� Risk Management 13Y r��� ��� � � E, �`°}�«.•i DEPUTY Contractor _ _. _. . TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS William Walker, M.D. , Health Services irector FROM: By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator % Contra Costa DATE: August 29, 2002 M County SUBJECT: Approval of Contract #26- 984-1 with Jon A. Green, M.D. SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION S) : Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, (Jeff Smith, M.D. ) to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #26- 984--1. with Jon A. Green, M.D. , a Self-employed individual, (Specialty: Infectious Disease) , in an amount not to exceed $30, 875, for the period from September 1, 2002 through August 31, 2003 , for the provision of consultative infectious disease services for Contra Costa Regional Medical Center. FISCAL IMPACT: Cost to the County depends upon utilization. As appropriate, patients and/or third party payors will be billed for services . BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATIONS: For a number of years the County has contracted with Medical and Dental Specialists to provide specialized professional services which are not otherwise available in its hospital and clinics . On September 25, 2001, the Beard of Supervisors approved Contract ##26-984 with Jon A. Green, M.D, for the period from September 1, 2001 through August 31, 2002, to provide infectious disease services including, but not limited to, clinic coverage and consultation, for patients at Centra Costa Regional Medical Center. Approval of Contract #25-984-1 will allow Contractor to continue to provide services, through August 31, 2003 . CONTINUEQ ON ATTACHMEN# Y SIQJN-AlUR °Y �_ •' RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE ` APPROVE OTHER S.I.G-N&TURE S n ACTION OF BOARDAPPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _ OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT,/"ts u" � AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN AYES: NOES:_ ANIS ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD ABSENT: —ABSTAIN:--- OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. ATTESTEII ' — JOHN SWC ETEN,CLERK OF HE BOARD OF Contact Person: Jeff Smith, M.D. (370-5113) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts) a Auditor-Controller Risk Management Iry I� rs �t 4 ( >q''`t ' DEPUTY Contractor -- ----.__- TBOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: William Walker, Mk, Health Services Director By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator �' Contra Costa DATE: August 29, 2002 County SUBJECT: Approval of Amendment #26-398-2 (Modification #1/#V261S-17426) with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Steve Tremain) , to execute on behalf of the County, Amendment #26-398- 2 (Modification #1/#V261S-0426) with the U.S . Department of Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS) , effective September 30, 2002 , to extend the term of the agreement from September 30, 2002 through September 30, 2003, in an amount not to exceed $42, 979 . FINANCIAL IMPACT: The Agreement is funded in the Health Services Department ' s Enterprise I Budget . Under the term of the agreement, VANCHCS is paid a fee for service in accordance with the attached fee schedule which is incorporated in the attached Fee Schedule. The services provided for the County' s patients under this Contract are billable to patients and third party payors . REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS/BACKGROUND: On November 14 , 2000, the Board of Supervisors approved Sharing Agreement #26-398 #V261S-0426 (as amended by Amendment Modification #26-398-1) with the VANCHCS, for the period from November 1, 2000 through September 30, 2002, to provide specialized Dermatology services to County' s patients referred for treatment by Contra Costa Regional Medical Center physicians . Approval of this Modification Amendment #26-398-2 (Modification #1/#V261S-0426) , will allow Contractor to continue providing Dermatology services, through September 30, 2003 . The Contract documents have always been prepared by the Veterans Administration. C_0NTINUEJ2ONAT.TAQH ENT _RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER i E 5 ACTION OF BOARD O APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE_ UNANIMOUSABSENT`` " ( - 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. ATTESTED '� ',i. .;'4 JOHN SWTEN,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF Contact Person: Steve Termain (370-501:0) SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR CC: Health Services Dept. (Contracts) Auditor-Controller Risk Management f3Y i,� 1,1,t'� �'��IV � DEPUTY Contractor } Page two SECTION III-FEE SCHEDULE PERIOD: October 1,2002 through September 30,2003 PTS Rate A&G Price Per Pt Cost 1 96912 Psoralens and ultraviolet A PUVAI 480 $49.42 $3.72 $53.14 $25 507.00 2 97028 Ultraviolet UVB 480 $30.75 $2.31 $33.06 $ 15,871.00 3 99201 New patient,problem focused 12 $47.23 $3.55 $50.78 $ 609.00 4 99241 New or Established tiers roblem focused 12 $76.88 $5.78 $82.66 $ 992.00 Estimated Total S 42,979.00 1)See Section 11,Paragraph F(1),for additional information regarding reimbursement for services provided under this agreement. 2)CPT Codes 96912/97028 Includes the cast of goggles provided to patient for UVA and UVB therapy. Dermatology.doc 8115102 TO. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: = �O� r William Walker, M.D. , Health Services Director By: Ginger Marieiro, Contracts Administrator _ Costa DATE: September 4, 2002 County SUBJECT: Approval of Contract #74-092-3 with Elleen Deck SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION REC0I+0ENDATION(S) Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee (Donna Wigand, LCSW) to execute on behalf of the County, Contract #74-092-3 with Elleen Deck, a self-employed individual, in an amount not to exceed $30, 000, to provide consultation and technical assistance to the Division with regard to Federal SAMHSA Grant Projects for the period from October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003 . FISCAL IMPACT: This Contract is 1001i Federally funded by the Whole Circle System of Care Grant. BACKQR0 D/REAS0N(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION+iS) On October 23 , 2001, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #74-092-2 with Elleen Deck, for the period from October 1, 2001 through September 30, 2002, to provide consultation and technical assistance to the Division with regard to Federal SAMHSA Grant Projects . Approval of Contract #74-092-3 will allow the Contractor to continue providing services through September 30, 2003 . f r" CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YID (ONATURF; E" ,,-'RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE ,.—"APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOARD APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS F I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE UNANIMOUS (ABSENT #:{r ' ,'' 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. ATTESTED zI� + JOHN SWEETEN CLERK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR Contact Person; Dcs a an C.S.W. 957-5150 CC: Health Services ep��{�aninccis) r s Auditor-Controller Risk Management BY ! }�, 't " DEPUTY Contractor tY__ __