HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 05052015 - C.81RECOMMENDATION(S):
Approve and authorize the Health Services Director, or his designee, to execute on behalf of the County, Amendment
Agreement #26-346-18(V261-13-S-0074) P00003, with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Northern California
Health Care System (VANCHCS), effective January 1, 2015, to amend Sharing Agreement #26-346-14 (as amended
by Amendments #26-346-15, #26-346-16, and #26-346-17), with no change in the original payment limit of
$2,361,000 and extend the term of the Agreement through October 31, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This Amendment Agreement will result in no change in the original payment limit of $2,361,000 funded in the Health
Services Department's Hospital Enterprise Fund I Budget. Under the terms of the agreement, VANCHCS will
continue to be paid a fee for each service in accordance with the revised fee schedule incorporated in the Contract,
through October 31, 2016.
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: 05/05/2015 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
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: May 5, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: J Pigg , C Rucker
C. 81
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:May 5, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Amendment Agreement #26-346-18 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 March 10, 2015, the Board of Supervisors approved Sharing Agreement #26-346-14 (as amended by ontract
amendment Agreements #26-346-15, #26-346-16 and #26-346-17) 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, 2015, including continuation of mutual indemnification to hold
harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this agreement.
Approval of Amendment Agreement #26-346-18 will allow Contractor to continue providing nuclear medicine
services to Contra Costa Regional Medical Center’s Nuclear Medicine Department through October 31, 2016.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this amendment is not approved, County's patients will not receive specialized nuclear medicine services.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not Applicable