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FROM: COSta
William Walker,M.D., Health Services Director
By: Jacqueline Pigg, Contracts Administrator - :4
DATE: September 6, 2006 �� County
SUBJECT: Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement#26-546-2 with Estelle Gregory, M.D. ( '
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND 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 Amendment Agreement #26-546-2 with Estelle Gregory, M.D., a Self-
employed Individual,.effective July 1, 2006, to increase the Payment Limit by$55,000 from $75,500 to a
new total Payment Limit of $130,500 to provide additional psychiatric services for the Contra Costa
Regional Medical Center Psychiatric Emergency Unit, with no change in the term of January 1, 2006
through December 31, 2006.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Funding for this Contract is 100% included in the Department's Enterprise I Budget. Cost to the County
depends upon utilization. As appropriate,patients and/or third party payors will be billed for services.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S):
On January 17, 2006, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract#26-546 (as amended by Amendment
Agreement #26-546-1) with Estelle Gregory, M.D. for provision of psychiatric services at the Contra
Costa Regional Medical Center Psychiatric Emergency Unit, for the period from January 1, 2006
through December 31, 2006.
Approval of Contract Amendment Agreement #26-546-2 will allow the Contractor to provide additional
on-call and call-back psychiatric coverage services due to an insufficient number of permanent
physicians to provide the mandated level of coverage at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center
Psychiatric Emergency Unit,through December 31, 2006.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE: �-e—
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES
ACTION OF BOARDN APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED_OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS - -, I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
UNANIMOUS ENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
AYES: NOES: _ OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED_
Contact Person: Jeff Smith,M.D. (370-5113) JOHN C LLEN, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVI� "S AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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