HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03192013 - C.60RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Sharing
Agreement #26-346-14 (V261-13-S-0074), with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Northern California Health
Care System (VANCHCS), in an amount not to exceed $1,736,000, for the provision of nuclear medicine services at
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center and Contra Costa Health Centers, for the period from January 1, 2013 through
December 31, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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. (Rate increase)
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: 03/19/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Contact: Anna Roth 925-370-5122
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 19, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc: J Pigg, D Gary
C.60
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D.
Date:March 19, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Sharing Agreement #26-346-14 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 (as amended by #26-346-12
and #26-346-13) 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 December 31, 2012.
Approval of Sharing Agreement #26-346-14 will allow VANCHCS to continue providing nuclear medicine services
to Contra Costa Regional Medical Center’s Nuclear Medicine Department through December 31, 2014, 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 nuclear medicine services.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable.