HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03152011 - C.104RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute on behalf of
the County, Sharing Agreement Amendment #26-346-12 (V261S-0386, 01), with the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs, Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS),
effective April 1, 2011, for the provision of nuclear medicine services, to amend Agreement
#26-346-11, to extend the term of the Agreement through March 31, 2012 with no change in
the original payment limit of $4,275,000.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No change in the original payment limit of $4,275,000. This Agreement is 100% funded in
the Health Services Department's Enterprise I Budget. Under the terms of the agreement,
VANCHCS will continue to be paid a fee for each service in accordance with the fee
schedule incorporated in the Contract.
The services provided for the County's patients under this Contract are billable to patients
and third party payors.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/15/2011 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Anna Roth 370-5122
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 15, 2011
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, B Borbon
C.104
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:March 15, 2011
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Sharing Agreement Amendment #26-346-12 with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
BACKGROUND:
For many years, the County and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs have 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. The County provided Emergency Room treatment and
inpatient care, including certain ancillary services, for VA-referred patients.
On July 22, 2008, the Board of Supervisors approved Sharing Agreement #26-346-11, with
VANCHCS (under the auspices of the VANCHCS Nuclear Regulatory Commission
License) to provide a full range of Nuclear Medicine Services to County's patients at the
VA Outpatient Clinic in Martinez and/or the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center's
Nuclear Medicine Department, through March 31, 2011.
Approval of Amendment Agreement #26-346-12 will allow VANCHCS to continue
providing nuclear medicine services to Contra Costa Regional Medical Center’s Nuclear
Medicine Department through March 31, 2012, including continuation of mutual
indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance
of this agreement.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, County's patients will not receive specialized laboratory
testing, radiology services, nuclear medicine studies, CT scans, MRI's, dermatology,
gastroenterology, urology, audiology and speech, and ophthalmology services. The County
provided Emergency Room treatment and inpatient care, including certain ancillary services,
for VA-referred patients.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable.