HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08062013 - C.56RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute, on behalf of the County, Contract
#29-780-10 with Siskyou Hospital, Inc. (dba Fairchild Medical Center), a non-profit corporation, to pay Contra Costa
County an amount up to $100,320, for Contra Costa Health Plan to provide advice nurse services to Fairchild Medical
Center Health Plan members, for the period from June 1, 2013 through May 31, 2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Contractor will pay County a minimum amount of $100,320 for Contra Costa Health Plan of Advice Nurse Services.
The revenue generated by this Contract will be used to offset the cost of Contra Costa Health Plan’s Advice Nurse
services.
BACKGROUND:
On June 21, 2011, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #29-780-9 with Siskyou Hospital, Inc. (dba Fairchild
Medical Center), for the period from June 1, 2011 through May 31, 2013, for the Contra Costa Health Plan to provide
Contractor’s Health Plan members with telephone advice nurse services including, but not limited to, information
about how to access urgent care services; authorization for emergency care; and clinical advice.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/06/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Patricia Tanquary,
313-6004
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: August 6, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: D Morgan, D Gary
C. 56
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D.
Date:August 6, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Contract #29-780-10 with Siskyou Hospital, Inc. (dba Fairchild Medical Center)
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Approval of Contract #29-780-10 will allow the Contractor to continue to pay Contra Costa County’s Contra Costa
Health Plan for continuous advice nurse services, through May 31, 2015. The contract includes mutual
indemnification to hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this contract. The
parties desire to renew the contract for an additional two-year term.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, advice nurse services will not be provided to Siskyou Hospital, Inc. (dba Fairchild
Medical Center) by the Contra Costa Health Plan, and the County will not be paid $100,320 for providing those
services.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
N/A