HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03232010 - C.93RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf
of the County, Amendment Agreement #26-398-12 (V261S-0364) with the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS),
effective August 1, 2009 to amend Agreement #26-398-10 (as amended by Amendment
Agreement #26-398-11) , to increase the total payment limit by $40,000 from $48,000 to a
new total of $88,000, with no change in the original term of April 1, 2008 through March
31, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Amendment is funded in the Health Services Department's Enterprise I Budget and will
provide funding for option period one April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010. Under the
term of this agreement, VANCHCS is paid a fee for service in accordance with the fee
schedule which is incorporated in the Contract. The services provided for the County's
patients under this Contract are billable to patients and third party payors.
BACKGROUND:
For many years, the County and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/23/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Contact: Dianne Dunn-Bowie
957-5560
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 23, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, B Borbon
C. 93
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:March 23, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment Agreement #26-398-12 with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
maintained a mutual sharing agreement, which has made available to the County specialized
medical services not otherwise available due to lack of resources, equipment, and personnel.
These services included specialized laboratory testing, radiology services, nuclear medicine
studies, CT scans, MRI's, dermatology, gastroenterology, urology, audiology and speech,
and ophthalmology services.
On November 18, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Sharing Agreement #26-398-10
(as amended by Amendment Agreement #26-398-11), with VACNHCS to provide
specialized Dermatology services to County's patients referred for treatment by Contra
Costa Regional Medical Center physicians through March 31, 2010.
Approval of Amendment Agreement #26-398-12, will allow Contractor to provide
additional specialized Dermatology services to County's patients referred for treatment by
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center physicians through March 31, 2010.