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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 09192006 - C.76 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS t Contra 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 CC: Health Services Department (Contracts) Auditor Controller "01. Risk Management BY DEPUTY Contractor